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固体中点缺陷的基态结构识别

Identifying the ground state structures of point defects in solids

Irea Mosquera-Lois, Seán R. Kavanagh, Aron Walsh, David O. Scanlon

摘要:

点缺陷是晶体材料的普遍特征。它们的识别通常通过将实验测量与理论模型相结合来解决。然而,模拟缺陷的标准方法容易丢失与理想化晶体学环境中的能量降低重建相关的基态原子构型。丢失的基态会影响计算性能的准确性。为了解决这个问题,我们报告了一种方法来有效地导航缺陷的配置景观使用有针对性的债券扭曲和嘎嘎作响。将我们的工作流程应用于一系列材料($\rm CdTe$、$\rm GaAs$、$\rm Sb_2S_3$、$\rm Sb_2Se_3$、$\rm CeO_2$、$\rm In_2O_3$、$\rm ZnO$、N- $\rm TiO_2$)揭示了通过常规局部最小化技术未发现的每个主体晶体中的对称性破缺。点缺陷畸变按相关的物理化学因素分类。我们证明了这些缺陷的扭曲衍生的属性,包括形成能,浓度和电荷跃迁水平的影响。我们的工作为不完美固体的定量建模向前迈进了一步。

英文摘要:

Point defects are a universal feature of crystalline materials. Their identification is often addressed by combining experimental measurements with theoretical models. The standard approach of simulating defects is, however, prone to missing the ground state atomic configurations associated with energy-lowering reconstructions from the idealised crystallographic environment. Missed ground states compromise the accuracy of calculated properties. To address this issue, we report an approach to efficiently navigate the defect configurational landscape using targeted bond distortions and rattling. Application of our workflow to a range of materials ($\rm CdTe$, $\rm GaAs$, $\rm Sb_2S_3$, $\rm Sb_2Se_3$, $\rm CeO_2$, $\rm In_2O_3$, $\rm ZnO$, anatase-$\rm TiO_2$) reveals symmetry breaking in each host crystal that is not found via conventional local minimisation techniques. The point defect distortions are classified by the associated physico-chemical factors. We demonstrate the impact of these defect distortions on derived properties, including formation energies, concentrations and charge transition levels. Our work presents a step forward for quantitative modelling of imperfect solids.

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