Finite temperature optoelectronic properties of BAs from first principles

Abstract

The high thermal conductivity of boron arsenide (BAs) makes it a promising material for optoelectronic applications in which thermal management is central. In this work, we study the finite temperature optoelectronic properties of BAs by considering both electron-phonon coupling and thermal expansion. The inclusion of electron-phonon coupling proves imperative to capture the temperature dependence of the optoelectronic properties of the material, while thermal expansion makes a negligible contribution due to the highly covalent bonding character of BAs. We predict that with increasing temperature the optical absorption onset is subject to a red shift, the absorption peaks become smoother, and the phonon-assisted absorption at energies below those of the optical gap has a coefficient that lies in the range $10^{-3}$ to $10^{-4}$ cm${}^{-1}$. We also show that good agreement with the measured indirect band gap of BAs is only obtained if exact exchange, electron-phonon coupling, and spin-orbit coupling effects are all included in the calculations.

9 pages, 5 figures

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