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Descriptors for Electron and Hole Charge Carriers in Metal Oxides

Davies, DW; Savory, CN; Frost, JM; Scanlon, DO; Morgan, BJ; Walsh, A; (2020) Descriptors for Electron and Hole Charge Carriers in Metal Oxides. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters , 11 (2) pp. 438-444. 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03398. Green open access

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Abstract

Metal oxides can act as insulators, semiconductors, or metals depending on their chemical composition and crystal structure. Metal oxide semiconductors, which support equilibrium populations of electron and hole charge carriers, have widespread applications including batteries, solar cells, and display technologies. It is often difficult to predict in advance whether these materials will exhibit localized or delocalized charge carriers upon oxidation or reduction. We combine data from first-principles calculations of the electronic structure and dielectric response of 214 metal oxides to predict the energetic driving force for carrier localization and transport. We assess descriptors based on the carrier effective mass, static polaron binding energy, and Fröhlich electron–phonon coupling. Numerical analysis allows us to assign p- and n-type transport of a metal oxide to three classes: (i) band transport with high mobility; (ii) small polaron transport with low mobility; and (iii) intermediate behavior. The results of this classification agree with observations regarding carrier dynamics and lifetimes and are used to predict 10 candidate p-type oxides.

Type: Article
Title: Descriptors for Electron and Hole Charge Carriers in Metal Oxides
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03398
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03398
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10090117
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