Publication: Properties of silicon carbide polytypes under high pressure influence calculated using DFT
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2017
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Trans Tech Publications Ltd
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Theoretical molecular dynamic simulations based on plane-wave and pseudopotential density functional theory (DFT) calculations with CASTEP code were employed to explore the pressure influence on the properties of silicon carbide polytypes. The changes in the lattice and electronic structures of 2H-, 4H-, and 6H-SiC polytypes at room temperature were investigated when pressures from 10 GPa to 200 GPa were applied. It�s found that the applied pressures didn�t cause a change in the hexagonal structure of the crystals. However, the structural and electronic properties clearly affected by the compression. The dependence of volume reduction (V/Vo) and lattice parameters (a and c) on pressure were obtained successfully. The lattice parameters of the polytypes and c/a ratio showed a same trend under the compression with a clear similarity between 4H and 6H. The total energy-volume and enthalpy-pressure relations were estimated. The calculated energy gaps showed a reduction in the band gap width of 4H and 6H with the pressure increase while 2H band gap increased gradually with pressure. The tendency toward decreasing the density of state (DOS) at the conduction band edge was similar among the polytypes. � 2017 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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DFT, Electronic structure, Lattice parameters, Pressure influence, Sic polytypes, Crystal structure, Electronic properties, Electronic structure, Energy gap, High pressure effects, Lattice constants, Molecular dynamics, Silicon carbide, Silicon compounds, Applied pressure, Conduction band edge, Hexagonal structures, Pressure increase, Pseudopotentials, SiC polytypes, Structural and electronic properties, Volume reductions, Density functional theory