Optical Properties of BN in the cubic and in the layered hexagonal phases

Abstract

Linear optical functions of cubic and hexagonal BN have been studied within first principles DFT-LDA theory. Calculated energy-loss functions compare well with experiments and previous theoretical results both for h-BN and for c-BN. Discrepancies arise between theoretical results and experiments in the imaginary part of the dielectric function for c-BN. Possible explanation to this mismatch are proposed and evaluated; lattice constant variations, h-BN contamination in c-BN samples and self-energy effects.

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