Electronic and optical properties of ternary kagome Rb2Ni3S4: a density functional study

Author:

Bahadur Acharya Gang,Kim Se-HunORCID,Ghimire Madhav PrasadORCID

Abstract

Abstract The application of semiconductors with optical properties has grown significantly in the development of semiconductor photovoltaics. Here, we explore the electronic and optical properties of ternary transition metal sulfide Rb2Ni3S4 by means of density functional theory. From the structural perspective, Ni atoms are found to form a kagome-like lattice in a two-dimensional plane of Rb2Ni3S4. From our calculations, Rb2Ni3S4 is found to be a semiconductor with an indirect band gap of ∼0.67 eV. Strong hybridization was observed between the S-3p with the Ni-3d xz and Ni-3d yz orbitals. Interestingly, a flat band was noticed below the Fermi level demonstrating one significant feature of kagome lattice. From the optical calculations, Rb2Ni3S4 is found to exhibit optical activity in both the visible and lower ultraviolet regions of the incident photon energies. The optical response suggests this material may be a potential candidate for opto-electronic device, given its ability to interact with light across a broad range of wavelengths. This work is expected to motivate the experimental group for transport measurements and may provide a new foundation in optics.

Funder

The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World

Nepal Academy of Science and Technology

National Research Foundation of Korea

Publisher

IOP Publishing

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