Publication
Title
Quasiparticle band structure of rocksalt-CdO determined using maximally localized Wannier functions
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Abstract
CdO in the rocksalt structure is an indirect band gap semiconductor. Thus, in order to determine its band gap one needs to calculate the complete band structure. However, in practice, the exact evaluation of the quasiparticle band structure for the large number of k-points which constitute the different symmetry lines in the Brillouin zone can be an extremely demanding task compared to the standard density functional theory (DFT) calculation. In this paper we report the full quasiparticle band structure of CdO using a plane-wave pseudopotential approach. In order to reduce the computational effort and time, we make use of maximally localized Wannier functions (MLWFs). The MLWFs offer a highly accurate method for interpolation of the DFT or GW band structure from a coarse k-point mesh in the irreducible Brillouin zone, resulting in a much reduced computational effort. The present paper discusses the technical details of the scheme along with the results obtained for the quasiparticle band gap and the electron effective mass.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of physics : condensed matter. - London
Publication
London : 2013
ISSN
0953-8984
DOI
10.1088/0953-8984/25/3/035501
Volume/pages
25 :3 (2013) , p. 1-5
Article Reference
035501
ISI
000313100500010
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
CalcUA as central calculation facility: supporting core facilities.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 11.02.2013
Last edited 22.01.2024
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