First-principle insight into the structural, electronic, elastic and optical properties of Cs-based double perovskites Cs2XCrCl6 (X = K, Na)

This study communicates the theoretical investigations on the cubic double perovskite compounds Cs2XCrCl6 (X = K or Na). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out using the TB-mBJ approximation. These compounds were found to be stable in the cubic perovskite structure having latt...

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Published in:RSC advances 2023-07, Vol.13 (30), p.20966-20974
Main Authors: Al-Humaidi, Jehan Y, Ullah, Abd, Khan, Naimat Ullah, Iqbal, Javed, Khan, Sajid, Algahtani, Ali, Tirth, Vineet, Al-Mughanam, Tawfiq, Refat, Moamen S, Zaman, Abid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorptivity
Chemistry
Constants
Cubic lattice
Density functional theory
Elastic properties
First principles
Free energy
Heat of formation
Investigations
Lattice parameters
Mathematical analysis
Optical properties
Perovskite structure
Perovskites
Refractivity
Stability analysis
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Summary:This study communicates the theoretical investigations on the cubic double perovskite compounds Cs2XCrCl6 (X = K or Na). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out using the TB-mBJ approximation. These compounds were found to be stable in the cubic perovskite structure having lattice constants in the range of 10.58–10.20. The stability of the investigated materials was assessed by the Gold-Schmidt tolerance method, which resulted in the tolerance factor values of 0.891 and 0.951 for Cs2KCrCl6 and Cs2NaCrCl6, respectively. The calculated values of the elastic constants C11, C12, and C44 of the cubic compounds studied by our research team confirm the elastic stability. The values of the formation energies were also calculated for both the compounds and were found in the range from −2.1 to −2.3. The electronic behavior of the presently investigated materials was examined by inspecting their band structures and the density of states. It was observed that both the materials have half-metallic nature. To check the suitability of the studied compounds in optical applications, we determined the real and imaginary parts of their respective dielectric functions, absorption coefficients, optical conductivities, refractive index, and reflectivity as a function of a wide range of incident photon energies up to 40 eV.
ISSN:2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/d3ra03706a