研究目的
To study the electronic structure and optical properties of tellurium oxide crystals within the TeO2—TeO3 binary system for their potential as advanced materials for nonlinear optics.
研究成果
The study concludes that the bandgap value decreases proportionally to the fraction of tellurium atoms in octahedral coordination, due to the formation of gap states by 5s(Te) electrons. The mixed TeO2/TeO3 compounds exhibit promising nonlinear optical properties, with their third-order nonlinear susceptibilities significantly higher than that of silica glass. The research highlights the potential of these materials for technical applications in nonlinear optics.
研究不足
The study acknowledges the significant underestimation of band gap values within DFT and the computational expense of more accurate methods like self-consistent GW approximation. The empirical Miller’s rule used for predicting nonlinear properties may not capture all nuances of the materials' behavior.