<i>Ab-initio</i> Calculations of Electronic Properties of Tin Selenide (SnSe)

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Abstract

We present results from ab-initio, self-consistent density functional theory (DFT) calculations of electronic properties of tin selenide (SnSe) in the orthorhombic B16 crystal structure. We utilized a local density approximation (LDA) potential and the linear combination of atomic orbital (LCAO) formalism. Our calculations minimized the energy down to the ground state, as required by the second DFT theorem. This process ensures the full, physical content of our findings that include electronic energy bands, total and partial densities of states, and electron and hole effective masses.

*This work was funded in part by the US Department of Energy – National, Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) (Award No. DE- NA0003679), the National Science Foundation (NSF) (Award No. HRD-1503226), LaSPACE, and LONI-SUBR.

Presenters

  • Yuriy Malozovsky

    • Mathematics and Physics, Southern University and A&M College
    • Mathematics&Physics, Southern University & A&M College
    • Mathematics and Physics, Southern Univ & A&M Coll

Authors

  • Yuriy Malozovsky

    • Mathematics and Physics, Southern University and A&M College
    • Mathematics&Physics, Southern University & A&M College
    • Mathematics and Physics, Southern Univ & A&M Coll
  • Lashounda Franklin

    • Mathematics and Physics, Southern University and A&M College
    • Mathematics and Physics, Southern Univ & A&M Coll
  • Diola Bagayoko

    • Mathematics and Physics, Southern University and A&M College
    • Mathematics&Physics, Southern University & A&M College
    • Mathematics and Physics, Southern Univ & A&M Coll