First‐principles study of optical and thermoelectric properties of Zn3As2 and ZnSb

Author:

Hnuna Lai1,Haidar El‐Abed2,Djamel Bezzerga3,Stampfl Catherine2,Mohammed Sahnoun3,Pachuau Zaithanzauva1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Physics Mizoram University Aizawl India

2. School of Physics The University of Sydney Camperdown New South Wales Australia

3. Laboratory of Quantum Physics of Matter and Mathematical Modeling (LPQ3M) University Mustapha Stambouli of Mascara Mascara Algeria

Abstract

AbstractThermoelectric materials have an important role in electronic chips due to their capability of heat and electricity interconversion. Here we investigated thermoelectric properties of Zn3As2 and ZnSb by using density functional theory combined with the Boltzmann transport equation. We evaluated the well‐known thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of both materials and found a maximum ZT of 0.09 and 0.27 for Zn3As2 and ZnSb at 200°C and 1000°C, respectively. While investigating the electronic properties, we found that Zn3As2 has a direct band‐gap at the Γ‐point of 1.01 eV, while ZnSb has an indirect bandgap of 0.65 eV. Both materials exhibited high optical absorption and reflectivity in the visible and UV regions, which suggest that these materials are beneficial in photovoltaic cells, along with thermoelectric applications.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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