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Systematic Band Gap Tuning of BaSnO<sub>3</sub> via Chemical Substitutions: The Role of Clustering in Mixed-Valence Perovskites
By
combining high-throughput experiments and first-principles calculations
based on the DFT-ACBN0 approach, we have investigated the energy band
gap of Sr-, Pb-, and Bi-substituted BaSnO<sub>3</sub> over wide concentration
ranges. We show that the band gap energy can be tuned from 3 to 4
eV by chemical substitution. Our work indicates the importance of
considering the mixed-valence nature and clustering effects upon substitution
of BaSnO<sub>3</sub> with Pb and Bi. Starting from the band gap of
∼3.4 eV for pure BaSnO<sub>3</sub>, we find that Pb substitution
changes the gap in a nonmonotonic fashion, reducing it by as much
as 0.3 eV. Bi substitution provides a monotonic reduction but introduces
electronic states into the energy gap due to Bi clustering. Our findings
provide new insight into the ubiquitous phenomena of chemical substitutions
in perovskite semiconductors with mixed-valence cations that underpin
their physical properties