Gallium-Boron-Phosphide (GaBP${}_2$): A New III-V Semiconductor for photovoltaics

Abstract

Using machine learning (ML) approach, we unearthed a new III-V semiconducting material having an optimal bandgap for high efficient photovoltaics with the chemical composition of Gallium-Boron-Phosphide(GaBP${}_2$, space group: Pna2${}_1$). ML predictions are further validated by state of the art ab-initio density functional theory (DFT) simulations. The stoichiometric Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof (HSE) bandgap of GaBP${}_2$ is noted to 1.65 eV, a close ideal value (1.4-1.5 eV) to reach the theoretical Queisser-Shockley limit. The calculated electron mobility is similar to that of silicon. Unlike perovskites, the newly discovered material is thermally, dynamically and mechanically stable. Above all the chemical composition of GaBP${}_2$ are non-toxic and relatively earth-abundant, making it a new generation of PV material. Using ML, we show that with a minimal set of features the bandgap of III-III-V and II-IV-V semiconductor can be predicted up to an RMSE of less than 0.4 eV. We presented a set of scaling laws, which can be used to estimate the bandgap of new III-III-V and II-IV-V semiconductor, with three different crystal phases, within an RMSE of approx. 0.5 eV.

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