Affiliation:
1. Department of Physics, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
Abstract
In this paper, Fm-3m structure of HgF2 has been studied using the density functional theorem (DFT). The stability of this structure is revealed by the positive phonon frequencies of the phonon dispersion curves and by satisfying Born Huang criteria concerned with elasticity of the structure. For the very first time, the elastic constants C[Formula: see text], C[Formula: see text] and C[Formula: see text] of Fm-3m structure of HgF2 have been explored using thermo_pw package. The ductile nature of HgF2 is evidenced by its [Formula: see text] ratio of 2.56. The linear response approach has been used to evaluate the intrinsic thermodynamic characteristics of HgF2 while examining the temperature fluctuations of the Helmholtz free energy ([Formula: see text], internal energy ([Formula: see text], specific heat at constant volume (Cv), and Debye temperature ([Formula: see text]. The ionic behavior of HgF2 is demonstrated by the broad valence bandgap that is present in the electronic band structure and density of states. Moreover, the hybridization between “s”, “p”, and “d” orbitals in HgF2 is defined by the charge density along the [110] plane. The static refractive index of HgF2 is 1.26. The broad optical investigation demonstrates Fm-3m HgF2’s transparency in the UV and visible spectrums. Additionally, it exhibits considerable UV absorption throughout its range as well as with absorption tail that continues into the visible spectrum. The overall optical parameters of Fm-3m HgF2 show non-linear optical behavior which makes the material to be useful in ultraviolet (UV) photo-sensing devices.
Funder
DST-FIST Level-I
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi DRS-SAP-I
DRS-II-SAP
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd
Subject
Condensed Matter Physics,Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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