Abstract
We have calculated the bulk-phonon dispersion of the layered semiconductor $\ensuremath{\epsilon}\ensuremath{-}\mathrm{GaSe}$ using ab initio methods. In contrast to previous model calculations, our results show good agreement both with the phonon frequencies from neutron-scattering experiments as well as with the phonon-dispersion curves of the GaSe(0001) surface measured with inelastic He-atom scattering. We have also performed the calculation of the elastic constants ${C}_{13}$ and ${C}_{33},$ and the linear combination ${C}_{11}{+C}_{12},$ in good agreement with experimental values. Furthermore, we have evaluated the equilibrium structure and the surface phonon frequencies at the $\overline{K}$ point of the GaSe(0001) surface. We observed no surface relaxations, and only small differences between bulk and surface frequencies, supporting the fact that only weak interactions exist between the layers.
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PhononInelastic neutron scatteringScatteringCondensed matter physicsPhysicsAb initioSurface (topology)Materials scienceDispersion relationDispersion (optics)Neutron scatteringOpticsQuantum mechanicsGeometry
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- 1998
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- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 3726-3728
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C. Adler,
R. Honke,
P. Pavone
et al.
(1998).
First-principles investigation of the lattice dynamics of<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>ε</mml:mi><mml:mo>−</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">GaSe</mml:mi></mml:math>.
Physical review. B, Condensed matter
, 57
(7)
, 3726-3728.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.57.3726
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- 10.1103/physrevb.57.3726