Chemical bonding and electronic properties along Group 13 metal oxides

The present work provides a systematic theoretical analysis of the nature of the chemical bond in Al 2 O 3, Ga 2 O 3 ,and In2O3 group 13 cubic crystal structure metal oxides. The influence of the functional in the resulting band gap is assessed. The topological analysis of the electron density provi...

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Autores: Kapse, Samadhan, Voccia, Maria, Viñes Solana, Francesc, Illas i Riera, Francesc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:recercat____::3e91157a92e58fe6e9355062cf3ff638
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229342
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Estructura química
Òxids metàl·lics
Enllaços químics
Chemical structure
Metallic oxides
Chemical bonds
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Sumario:The present work provides a systematic theoretical analysis of the nature of the chemical bond in Al 2 O 3, Ga 2 O 3 ,and In2O3 group 13 cubic crystal structure metal oxides. The influence of the functional in the resulting band gap is assessed. The topological analysis of the electron density provides unambiguous information about the degree of ionicity along the group which is linearly correlated with the band gap values and with the cost of forming a single oxygen vacancy. Overall, this study offers a comprehensive insight into the electronic structure of metal oxides and their interrelations. This will help researchers to harness information effectively, boosting the development of novel metal oxide catalysts or innovative methodologies for their preparation.