title: Optical properties of GaAs nanocrystals: influence of an electric field.
abstract: A study of the electronic and optical properties of the hydrogen-terminated GaAs nanocrystals Ga₆₈As₆₈H₉₆ and Ga₉₂As₈₀H₁₀₈ is presented. In this study, their dielectric functions, refractive indices, and absorption coefficients were calculated using density functional theory (DFT). The influence of a uniform external electric field on the optical properties of the nanocrystals was also explored. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) for each nanocrystal were studied in the absence and the presence of the uniform external electric field. Our results indicate that the HOMO-LUMO gap decreases with increasing electric field strength. The calculated density of states revealed that the main reason for this shrinking gap is an increase in the delocalization of the gallium π-orbitals under the influence of an increasing external electric field. The permanent dipole moment and the polarizability of the nanocrystals under the induced electric field increased with increasing nanocrystal radius. The induced electric field caused a noticeable redshift in the absorption peaks. The electric field also increased the absorption intensity, particularly when the field strength was >0.25 V/Å.
authors: Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran. javan.masood@gmail.com
authors: Masoud Bezi
authors: MB
authors: Javan
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000465:Algorithms; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D004581:Electronics; D005708:Gallium / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D055672:Static Electricity
chemical_list: D001152:Arsenicals; C043055:gallium arsenide; D006859:Hydrogen; D005708:Gallium
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