Role of the crystal lattice constants and band structures in the optoelectronic spectra of CdGa₂S₄ by DFT approaches

The electronical and optical properties of CdGa₂S₄ under high pressures were studied using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method within the GGA and mBJ exchange correlation potentials from 0.0 to 16.92 GPa. The obtained results show that the lattice constants, bandgap values, and optoelectronic properties are sensitive to applied external pressures. The mBJ results indicate that the bandgap increases and the static dielectric constants decrease with increasing the pressure. The two none zero dielectric tensor components show considerable anisotropy between the perpendicular and parallel components. The maximum absorption for x direction in all pressures takes place in vacuum UV region. Also, the plasma frequency shifts to the higher energies with increasing the pressure for application in optical devices. The calculated results by mBJ are in close agreement with the experimental values. (copyright 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim)