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| author | Mahin, Syed Shovon Mahbub Barua, Suptajoy Rano, B. Rahman Syed, Ishtiaque M. Naqib, S. H. |
| author_facet | Mahin, Syed Shovon Mahbub Barua, Suptajoy Rano, B. Rahman Syed, Ishtiaque M. Naqib, S. H. |
| contents | Transition metal penta-tellurides, ZrTe5 and HfTe5 have been recently drawn a lot of attention due to their fascinating physical properties and for being prominent materials showing topological phase transitions. In this study, we investigated mechanical, thermophysical and optoelectronic properties of these materials which remained almost unexplored till now. We also studied electronic properties and compared those with previous studies. We used Density Functional Theory (DFT) based calculations to study all of these properties. This study suggests that the materials are mechanically stable, possess high mechanical and bonding anisotropy and are brittle in nature. Our study also suggests that the compounds are soft in nature and they contain a mixture of covalent and metallic bonding. Investigation of thermophysical properties, namely, Grüneisen parameter and Debye temperature indicates weak bonding strength in these compounds. Analysis of melting temperature, thermal expansion coefficient, heat capacity, radiation factor, acoustic impedance, and minimum thermal conductivity suggests their possible application in acoustic and thermoelectric devices. Examination of their optical characteristics reveals that they have a considerable reflectivity from the infrared to the ultraviolet region. The refractive indices of these materials are high at low energy so they are potential candidates for reflective coating of solar radiation. There have been debates over exact topological natures of these compounds, whether they are semi-metals or insulators. Our study of electronic band structure and density of states reveal that spin-orbit interaction is responsible for enhancing energy gaps and promoting insulating characteristics in these compounds. |
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| spellingShingle | DFT based insights into elastic, thermophysical, electronic and optical properties of topological insulators XTe5 (X = Zr, Hf) Mahin, Syed Shovon Mahbub Barua, Suptajoy Rano, B. Rahman Syed, Ishtiaque M. Naqib, S. H. Materials Science Transition metal penta-tellurides, ZrTe5 and HfTe5 have been recently drawn a lot of attention due to their fascinating physical properties and for being prominent materials showing topological phase transitions. In this study, we investigated mechanical, thermophysical and optoelectronic properties of these materials which remained almost unexplored till now. We also studied electronic properties and compared those with previous studies. We used Density Functional Theory (DFT) based calculations to study all of these properties. This study suggests that the materials are mechanically stable, possess high mechanical and bonding anisotropy and are brittle in nature. Our study also suggests that the compounds are soft in nature and they contain a mixture of covalent and metallic bonding. Investigation of thermophysical properties, namely, Grüneisen parameter and Debye temperature indicates weak bonding strength in these compounds. Analysis of melting temperature, thermal expansion coefficient, heat capacity, radiation factor, acoustic impedance, and minimum thermal conductivity suggests their possible application in acoustic and thermoelectric devices. Examination of their optical characteristics reveals that they have a considerable reflectivity from the infrared to the ultraviolet region. The refractive indices of these materials are high at low energy so they are potential candidates for reflective coating of solar radiation. There have been debates over exact topological natures of these compounds, whether they are semi-metals or insulators. Our study of electronic band structure and density of states reveal that spin-orbit interaction is responsible for enhancing energy gaps and promoting insulating characteristics in these compounds. |
| title | DFT based insights into elastic, thermophysical, electronic and optical properties of topological insulators XTe5 (X = Zr, Hf) |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16184 |