Electronic structures and chemical bonds of cobaltite and Ni-doped

Abstract

The relation among electronic structure, chemical bond and thermoelectric property of Ca₃ Co₂ O₆ and Ni-doped was studied by density function theory and discrete variation method (DFT-DVM). The results indicate that the highest valence band (HVB) and the lowest conduction, band(LCB) are mainly attributed to Co3d, Ni3d and O2p atomic orbitals. The property of a semiconductor is shown from the gap between HVB and LCB. The gap of Ni-doped one is less than that of Ca₃ Co₂ O₆. The non-metal bond or ceramic characteristic of Ni-doped one is weaker than that of Ca₃ Co₂ O₆, but the metal characteristics of Ni-doped one are stronger than those of Ca₃ Co₂ O₆. The thermoelectric property should be improved by adding Ni element into the system of Ca₃ Co₂ O₆.

Keywords

cobaltite / Ni-doped / electronic structure / chemical bond / thermoelectric property

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