کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5373270 | 1504213 | 2015 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

- Switch from n-type to p-type conductivity in SnO2 has been studied.
- Computational DFTÂ +Â U method where used.
- X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy where used.
- Al- and N-codoped SnO2 compound shows stable p-type conductivity.
- Low resistivity (3.657 Ã 10â1 Ω cm) has been obtained.
- High carrier concentration (4.858Â ÃÂ 1019Â cmâ3) has been obtained.
The long-sought fully transparent technology will not come true if the n region of the p-n junction does not get as well developed as its p counterpart. Both experimental and theoretical efforts have to be used to study and discover phenomena occurring at the microscopic level in SnO2 systems. In the present paper, using the DFTÂ +Â U approach as a main tool and the Vienna ab initio Simulation Package (VASP) we reproduce both intrinsic n-type as well as p-type conductivity in concordance to results observed in real samples of SnO2 material. Initially, an oxygen vacancy (1.56Â mol% concentration) combined with a tin-interstitial (1.56Â mol% concentration) scheme was used to achieve the n-type electrical conductivity. Later, to attain the p-type conductivity, crystal already possessing n-type conductivity, was codoped with nitrogen (1.56Â mol% concentration) and aluminium (12.48Â mol% concentration) impurities. Detailed explanation of structural changes endured by the geometry of the crystal as well as the changes in its electrical properties has been obtained. Our experimental data to a very good extent matches with the results found in the DFTÂ +Â U modelling.
Journal: Chemical Physics - Volume 452, 1 May 2015, Pages 71-77