2024/02/13 by Ngoc Linh Nguyen, Hung Dang, Nguyen, Ngoc Linh +5 · 1 citation
Engineering · Materials Science · #Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Machine Learning in Materials Science #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Semiconductor materials and devices
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2402.08464
openalex publication_date 2024/02/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this study, we employ a first-principles approach to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the properties of nine common native point defects in cubic boron nitride. This analysis combines standard semi-local and dielectric hybrid density-exchange-correlation functional calculations, encompassing vacancies, interstitials, antisites, and their complexes. Our findings elucidate the influence of these defects on the structural and electronic characteristics of cubic boron nitride, such as local structures, formation energy, magnetism, and the energies of defect states within the band gap. Notably, we accurately simulate the photoluminescent spectra of cubic boron nitride induced by these defects, demonstrating excellent agreement with experimental observations. This outcome indicates that the prominent peaks in the photoluminescent spectrum at 2.5 and 2.8 eV can be attributed to the nitrogen to boron antisite (N\rm B) and boron interstitial (B\rm i) defects, respectively. Additionally, we investigate the energetic stability of defects under various charge states, providing valuable references for benchmarking purposes.