The direct and indirect optical absorptions of cubic BAs and BSb

Abstract

Recently, boron arsenide (BAs) has been measured high thermal conductivity in the experiments, great encouraging for the low-power photoelectric devices. Therefore, in the present work, we have systematically investigated the direct and indirect optical absorptions of BAs and BSb and the doping effect of congeners by using first-principles calculations. We obtain the absorption onset corresponding to the value of indirect bandgap by considering the phonon-assisted second-order optical absorptions. And the redshift of absorption onset, enhancement and smoothness of optical absorptions spectra are also captured in the temperature-dependent calculations. In order to introduce one-order absorptions into the visible range, the doping effect of congeners on optical absorptions is studied without the assists of phonon. It is found that the decrease of local direct bandgap after doping derives from either the small bandgap in the prototypical III-V semiconductors or CBM locating at R${}_c$ point. Thus, doping of congeners can improve the direct optical absorptions in visible range.

6 pages, 5 figures

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