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Different metal dopants effects on the structural, electronic, and optical properties of β-PbO: a density functional theory study

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The β-PbO has low electrical conductivity relative to α-PbO which hinders its application in optoelectronics and other technological devices. The structural, electrical, and optical properties of Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Li+, and Sn2+-doped β-PbO at the Pb site were investigated in this work using Quantum espresso as a DFT tool. The GGA and LDA exchange functionals were used for band structure calculations. The indirect band gap property is indicated by the calculation of electronic band structure, with spin up state band gap values of 2.28 eV, 0.68 eV, 1.01 eV, 1.57 eV, 1.79 eV, and 1.76 eV for pristine, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Li+, and Sn2+-doped β-PbO, respectively. The spin down states band gap of Co2+ and Ni2+ was 0.1 eV and 0.32 eV, whereas other dopants and pristine β-PbO equal with spin up states. The PDOS calculation shows how each orbital contributes to the formation of deep level valence band, shallow level valence band, and conduction band states. Dopant effects on optical properties such as JDOS, dielectric functions, refractive index, extinction coefficient, reflectivity, absorption coefficient, electron energy loss spectrum, and optical conductivity were thoroughly discussed. This research provides in-depth functional characteristics for guiding laboratory working experiments and the applications of these materials in various fields such as energy storage and solar cells.

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This manuscript has associated data in a data repository. [Authors’ comment: The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.]

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Adama Science and Technology University, P. O. Box 1888, Adama, Ethiopia

    Fikadu Takele Geldasa & Megersa Wodajo Shura

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    Mesfin Abayneh Kebede

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    Fekadu Gashaw Hone

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Geldasa, F.T., Kebede, M.A., Shura, M.W. et al. Different metal dopants effects on the structural, electronic, and optical properties of β-PbO: a density functional theory study. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 138, 165 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03718-7

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