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过渡金属氧化物中小极化子形成引起的光吸收--Co $_3$ O $_4$的情况

Optical Absorption Induced by Small Polaron Formation in Transition Metal Oxides -- The Case of Co$_3$O$_4$

Tyler J. Smart, Tuan Anh Pham, Yuan Ping, Tadashi Ogitsu

摘要:

已知小极化子(SP)存在于大多数重要的过渡金属氧化物(TMO)中;然而,小极化子形成的性质仍然是谜,并且对SP如何影响这些材料的固有电子结构和光学性质的基本理解在很大程度上缺乏。在这项工作中,我们采用第一性原理计算研究SP形成在Co $_{3}$ O $_{4}$,一个非常有前途的材料,为广泛的新兴能源应用,我们解决了相互矛盾的结果,已报告的电子结构的系统。我们确认,本征带隙的Co $_{3}$ O $_{4}$是1.6 eV,我们表明,形成的空穴小极化子显着影响的光吸收光谱,导致0.8 eV的过渡,经常被误解为定义的基本间隙的带边。此外,我们还讨论了如何利用单轴应变来探测SP态的Jahn-Teller畸变,进而影响它们的光学跃迁。除了Co $_{3}$ O $_{4}$,我们的研究提出了一个通用的路线图,建立第一性原理计算方法,可以同时实现SP状态,电子能带结构和光学跃迁的极化磁性氧化物的准确描述。

英文摘要:

Small polarons (SPs) are known to exist in most important transition metal oxides (TMOs); however, the nature of small polaron formation remains enigmatic, and a fundamental understanding of how SPs impact the intrinsic electronic structure and optical properties of these materials is largely lacking. In this work, we employ first-principles calculations to investigate SP formation in Co$_{3}$O$_{4}$, a highly promising material for a wide range of emerging energy applications, and we resolve the conflicting findings that have been reported on the electronic structure of the system. We confirm that the intrinsic band gap of Co$_{3}$O$_{4}$ is 1.6 eV, and we show that the formation of hole small polarons significantly influences the optical absorption spectra, leading to a 0.8 eV transition that is often misinterpreted as the band edge that defines the fundamental gap. In addition, we discuss how uniaxial strain can be utilized to probe the Jahn-Teller distortion of SP states and in turn, effect their optical transitions. Beyond Co$_{3}$O$_{4}$, our study suggests a general roadmap for establishing a first-principles computational approach that can simultaneously achieve an accurate description of SP states, electronic band structure and optical transitions of polaronic magnetic oxides.

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