Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1517951 | Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Structural and electronic properties produced by formation of Schottky defects in cubic structure of SrTiO3 crystal are investigated by means of a quantum-chemical simulation based on the Hartree–Fock methodology. The occurrence of Sr partial Schottky defect (VSr+VO) and two types of Ti partial Schottky defects (VTi+2VO) is modeled using a supercell containing 135 atoms. Vacancy-induced changes in the positions of their neighboring atoms are analyzed in light of the computed electron density redistribution in the defective region of supercell. The observed local one-electron energy levels in the gap between the upper valence band and the conduction band can be attributed to the presence of anion and cation vacancies.
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Authors
Arvids Stashans, Luis Villamagua,