CHPATER VI LATTICE ENERGIES, BAND GAPS AND OPTO ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF SOME IONIC CRYSTALS 266 6.1 Introduction The study of fundamental importance inter-ionic forces thermal and by and Lande. energy may of other ral to crystals apart Madelung of methods need to for ents and lattice attempts lattice Ladd 9 ' 14-20 have and ionic been was energy initiated of interms Seve- Born-Meyer of the ionic is based method distance in adopted ' used the different eliminating for expansion the halides. evaluate crystals. made to the coeffici evaluation Based on Kudrivstev's theory"*-*, to case parameters like com cubical alkali methods and other theoretical with energies energies Hyllerass*1* numerous alkali Others of elastic, Kapustinskii^^ interrelated coefficients, energies of laboratory. starting internuclear point nature determination experimental cycle^. of indirectly the lattice the radii. zero methods of of the evaluate basic in 1-3 compounds. pressibility are methods constant, ionic calculated parameters the Born-Haber energy is on The Experimental from the effects lattice be evaluate solids properties. ionic related theoretical model on the in understand their anharmonic of lattice to and treatment Born cohesion lattice of the there energies Recently numerous calculate the lattice 267 energies of alkali Dirac method. deterimined energies The All involving straight main relation halides, using hybrid/ Thomos-Fermi- these methods require experimentally physical author's alkali halides parameters to arrive tedious mathematical aim to to is evaluate alkali propose the divalent at lattice calculations. a lattice halides simple and energies of and Ga, In, TL halides. The most important single parameter of a semi conductor mental is its methods energy of gap, and determining consequently gap investigated extensively. However, difficult quantity is to measure remarkable edge fact effective conductors samples are approximate experiments a energy function values will better transport employed it of gap provide for many the to as in establish widths, means it semi Measurements temperature frequently and some of the band known gaps. been is usually quite phenomenon such of have accurately, the values of are their simple electrical as that masses than effect this widths experi the Hall intrinsic at but to of least optical estimate gap widths more direct and accurate. Numerous correlations have been proposed bet ween band gaps and various other quantities e.g., single bond heats energies, of formation per molecule, atomic 268 numbers, Welker's binding gap 30 Postulate, energy energy that the related directly to or energy or posed linear relation in bond the diamond-type energy, a lattice two of length so that of the bond a length atomic energy or and gap by of butions this to proposed a relating the between refractive An diamond results homopolar with the as Suchet to pro energy covalent at the pure structure, a function 28 relates of the formulae allowing the and and the value heteropolar Kumar the well index 21 the electrons type . Recently of refractive et contri- al.2 2, known Moss the energy have formula gap for 22 Realising the success of Kumar et al.,‘ have gaps and proposed refractive excellent review index 24 The the reciprocal relationship strength value. al2~*'26 band halides. the fact, to the parameters Goodman shared empirical modification alkali halides. et bond of the gap energy of similar means of In on length and related of structural computation Reddy is semiconductors exhibit energy. to atoms. connected equally bond distance should depends number between bond the minimum covalent great structure. between the bond energy indirectly binding a gap According and the effective charge of is are gap 21-30 etc., , electronegativities and energy a linear indices of relation the alkali on the relations between gap of semi-conductors has 269 by Moss.*^ given and gap Different refractive observations index were between by made energy Ravindra 32-34 et al 6.2 Lattice Energy The compound is energy the of the energy crystal lattice of released when an ionic ions come together from infinite separation to form a crystal The theoretical was initiated of an ion MX + M ( 9) treatment by pair electrostatic Born M+, and X energy (i) (S; of the Lande 2. separated of ionic lattice Consider by a attraction is energy the distance energy 'r' obtained the from Coulomb's law. Uo = Z1 Z2 e2/4»cor In the crystalline actions. The lattice, summation ••• there of all will the be more (2) inter interactions is known as Madelung constant M. U There are o M Z- various lattice energy, Z2 74 expressions (3) Qr for the which are presented here. calculation of 270 Born-Lande (or) Born Equations 6.2.1 2 „ 2, (Na h Zx Z2 S ^ (Na B/r ) Uo * = Avagadro ions, number, r B is a constant. is If the (4 ) distance between ( 5 U/ 6r)r_r _q unlike at the o equilibrium distance r^ of the ion is utilised then A U 'r' is data. by the For Born M Z. Z _ e 12 exponent majority Pauling are successful in (1 obtained calculations sufficient. (5) - from 'n' compressibility values suggested The above equation predicting accurate is quite lattice energy values. The Born-Haber Cycle 6.2.2 According reaction is one is or the to same several Hoss's whether steps. law the The the enthalpy reaction Born-Haber takes cycle represented for the formation of ionic crystal. AH M(g) I .E -» M+(g) A* AH &HE.A AM Ax(g) ----- —» X-(g) AX. M ( s) + AH +l>X2(g}-- ----- » MX(s) U of a place may be 271 AH. = ah + f AM AH. v + AX The terms A H,„ and zation the For of gaseous sociation cule. AH, _ I.E metal and the AH^ energy Ionization . E.A + (6 ) U A H,„ are the enthalpies of atomi- non-metals (Bond + A H is plus energy non-metal the RT) . of I.E./ respectively. enthalphy of dis the diatomic mole and electron affinity E.A./ may be obtained from literature. 6.2.3 Kapustinskii Method Kapustinskii constant/ 5-7 has internuclear formula of an ionic crystal structure a interrelated distance and compound. In reasonable Madelung the the empirical absence estimation of of lattice energy can be obtained from the equation 120200 V Z1 Z2 (1 _ 34^5 (7) where 'V' is compound and the number 'r values obtained ' is of ions per estimated f rom from this method 'molecule' of ionic radii. fall on the the The low side of the acceptable lattice energies. 6.2.4 The Quantum Mechanical Prediction of Lattice Energies Hylleraas^ used one electron wave functions 272 of the hydrogenic entire type with computation could (Z be screening performed so that analytically. 5/16)r Exp = nuclear ... ah Z = 1 for hydrogen; 3 for lithium etc a, (8 ) is the Bohr unit distance. Kudrivtsev 's Theory 6.2.5 . 11 Kudriatsev ' s elastic sound to constants velocity 1 U m , theory get utilises lattice the the data The energy. th e.lattice energy rel ating on of the is represented by crystal, u2 = nmQ r + (rRT/M) o m and m where n are function, r, principal specific absolute R, — constants defining potenti al T, M and healt s / energy represent the ratio of o t h e universal gas constant, Q molecular temperat ure, (9) wei ght of the approximations, the substance and the potential energy. Incorporating proper eg. (9) can be written as U2 = (rn./a)Q. m where and n^ Q.i is are (10) ii the lattice constants, U energy m is of the evaluated crystal, using 'a* elastic 273 constants. Kudriatsev's method predicts approximate value of lattice energies. 6.2.6 between within New Relation developed by the Author Assuming that a lattice energies a obtained there molecular the is and group following linear relationship inter-ionic distances halides, relations for the various author 25 molecular group halides are as follows: U = -49.51(r ) + 324.72 o (Alkali halides) ... U = -144.30(r ) + 901.00 (11) (12) o (Divalent halides) and U where U the = and -47.75(r ) + 286.54 o (Ga, In, T1 halides) rQ are lattice inter-ionic distance above relations represent the are best intern-ionic distance has the been Carlin 35 taken (A°). unique fit (A°) from with (13) energy The in the (kcal/mole) constants sense experimental related Boswarva to and the in and the that they data. The above Murthy 20 work and 274 6.3 Band Gap# Bond Energy and Electronic Polari zability of Ionic Crystals The following methods are used for the deter mination of band gaps. 6.3.1 Experimental Methods Long experimental gaps of of the 3S 37 Bube and methods for insulators band gaps commonly measured the and of have described determination semiconductors. any the of one of The band values semiconductors are insulators and by the following six simple methods. 1. dependence Temperature in an intrinsic temperature range of the conductivity material (or) in a in which intrinsic conducti vity dominates. 2. Temperature dependence of R intrinsic material in an temperature range the Hall constant (or) in a in which intrinsic conducti vity dominates. 3. Variation of absorption as a function of wavelength. 4. Variation of with wavelength. photoconductivity excitation 275 5. Variation of luminescence excitation with wavelength. 6. Variation ol resulting length, of luminescence emission free electrons recombination of the and the recombination free holes. free holes is observed, ition, from with wave When electrons and the free through a radiative trans maximum of the emission spectrum corresponds to the band gap. Values of methods are band gaps, summarized for a determined by different number of materials by the meaning of the band gap n , 37 , r 36 Bube and Long 6.3.2 Bube's Method Keeping for a compound, ion between acterizing in one can expect a fairly close connect the a mind electronegativity compound and the difference band gap char of that found that compound. From compounds and with those it is observations ionic bonding compounds smallest values. vity the with Using possible to have it is largest covalent binding the concept of construct a band gaps have electronegati- simple formula37 276 = where E^ is N„ X - Nm A,, + A., M X C the band gap, (14) C is a the number of valence electrons of number of valence electrons of constant, the atomic number of the cation and A anion, N N cation, is the is the is the X m am M is the atomic number A of the of 43/ anion. If C then E^(eV) 6.3.3 is empirically assigned the value is calculated by the above equation. Scalar Method f A empirical energy systematic practical gap ledge ' of of the their search has analysis III-V been which can semiconductors covalent and ionic made for predict from radii, a an the know in the absence of an adequate theoretical treatment. This search has yielded the expression B(R Eg = — a logir, ^ 10 38 V) R V Cov. Cov______ B(R, III) T, III ion ion (15) where E g is electron volt equal valent to 40 radii the at and energy Qk; R. ion (in A°) gap (1/a) and of of is a the semiconductor constant in approximately are the ionic and co cov the group III and group V R 277 elements respectively. B(R. .Ill) lon valent and The are atomic ionic atoms quantities ^ radii B(R constants obtained from for the .V) and the co cov zero inter cepts of the curves. 6.3.4 Modified Ravindra Method Nagabhushana for a the energy theoretical Rao gaps of has obtained compound approach. 40 Ravindra et al., have 39 For relation semiconductors a wide proposed a an from range of materials empirical relation ship of linear form. n = 4.084 - 0.62 E ... (16) s? A slight readjustment of Lorentz-Lorentz relation yields 2 B + 2a n where B = = (17) B~ (3XV/4ttn), V being molecular volume (m/p ) and a = polarizability. A readjustment of the terms in eq.(17) yields (B/a) = l(n2 + Z)/(n2 - 1)] (n2 - 1) a (n2 + 2) B 1 3 0 ^ 2 2 + n (18) 278 Substituting the value of 'n' from Ravindra's relation and on simplication value of a is given by a = B 1 - ------------^-----------1 + 8.3395 (1 - 0.1518119 E^) y (19) ... The above equation is used for the calcu lation of band energy gap. 6.3.5 New Relations Developed by the Author The semiconductor cations in filters index of refractive considerable modulators a design. is of material Among etc./ is a the various where key parameters the a role. Interrelations are lowest necessary the a appli for refractive parameter index/ parameters of importance for refractive dominant indices integrated optical devices such as switches/ and of evaluation energy for controlling band gap connecting the device plays these estimation the two> of the following re refractive index of newly developed materials. The author 25 lations for the energies and electronic halides as follows: has deduced determination of the band polarizability of gaps/ the bond alkali 279 Method I The energy gap refractive by the well index known is related to relation 41 Moss the and is given by E„ n = G where £_ and Kumar et 22 al., G n (20) 173 are energy have been gap and given refractive the index. following modified equation = Eg n In the present ... 52 study, the author 25 (21) proposes a relation, which is similar to eq.(21) E„ n = G Again it between cular is (22) 44.8 assumed that refractive index group following halides. equation a linear relationship exists and energy gap within a mole Based is on proposed this 25 assumption, by the author (in E G for 'n' eV) . and E refractive Experimental from eq.(23). the are evaluation values (eg) 23) —9.12n + 22.18 where the index of n and energy are used to gap get The E„ values thus derived are used G of electronic polarizabilities (a) 280 of the alkali halides utilizing the equation ./44.8/E -1 0.396 x 10 a -24 M d G y4T.87iJ>2 The symbols usual of on involved significance in the and are above equation similar to 22 Kumar et al. The above equation Lorentz-Lorentz presented by equation. Kumar The 22 et al», , have the their equation is derived based experimental have above equations to solve for n, (24) been E„ and used data in the a values. G Method II Manca23 connects indices the of and band alkali gap, Moss41 relations bond halides. energies Reddy et are and different relations for band energies of halides. The author 43 the following relations, suitable to and bond energies for alkali halides. refractive al.,2^3'26'42 proposed alkali directly gaps and have bond arrived at evaluate band gaps They are: EG = Es + 3’5 (25) Eg = 3.3 + 1.08 (Ax2 (26) Es = 2 + 0.54 (AX2) 20 (27) (28) 281 where E„, E_, O O energy, AX Pauling corresponding vely. index. atoms are and the band gap, proposed connects relation of index a energy is single bond difference refractive et al.,22 which The n electronegativity Kumar relation, and and form the respecti- modified gap the of Moss refractive (for alkali halides only) Eg n4 In analogy, equation = the which 52 author relates proposes between 43 another single bond form of energy and index (n) refractive index E en = 20 S For the evaluation of refractive and electronic polarizability (a) of the alkali halides, the author proposes the following relations n = 2.049 -0.11 E. ... (29) O 0.396 x 10 -24 0.012 E^ - 0.451 E„ + 3.2 „ S&__________________________ 0.012 E^ - 0.451 Ec + 6.2 d O ’ O ... In the above equations E C? andE„ are o in eV. (30) Here M M 282 and d are molecular halides. The electronegativites weight a and b are approximately single bond refractive indices and may ing a fairly in similar scaled a to good down In is taken values of other para- 22 the 2 the as constant, one Manca 23 has G . fundamental all energy 4 n . or present A III B V semiconduct for medium factor energies, and Kumar et al. 2. on dielectric alkali E_ = a(E - b), where G s with the value of 'a' relation Based of 23 constants compounds. that Manca 24 if b = 0.4653 achieve proposed to equal investigation density necessary meters are taken from Pauling According and principle levels 41 Moss are by a proposed n4/X1 = 77 ... (31) = 95 ... (32) refractive index the relation corresponding to E n4 G where and E e is the the energy dielectric Relations approximation and diamond average, for gap, constant (31) and some n the of the (32) materials structure but Ravindra of semiconductor. are the in good zinc blende find that, on it under estimates the value of the refractive 283 • index, with the PbTe. In order maximum to error being minimise the for the errors, case of Ravindra 33 proposed a modified Moss relation, namely 4 E„ n Relation (33) conductors maximum = 108 holds fairly irrespective error in of the for most well their of structure calculated value ... (33) the semi- with the of the refractive index, being ±24%. On the same lines described above, the author proposes another form of equation which relates between single bond energy and refractive index. n4(E - 1.0097) = 96.9 ... (34) s The the above refractive equation index is used of in evaluating various compound semiconductors. Elaborate and presented in clear discussion on the previous chapter, bond as energies is such the details are not presented here. 6.4 Results and Discussions The relevant data from the literature 20 ' 22 3S are utilised ionic to crystals. evaluate The the lattice evaluated energies lattice for energies some for 284 alkali halides, divalent, Ga, In and Tl halides,, using eq.(ll) to (13) are presented in Tables 1, 2 and 3. A keen observation of Tables 1, 2 and 3 reveal that a linear relation between lattice energy and inter ionic distance halides holds reported good in in the the case present Ga, with In and Tl halides are the experimental values. average percentage sented. Kapustinskn predict a compared values. are The reason for is and and Csl) also pre- 11 theories different Merits results demerits demonstrated to the simplified In the case deviation and other of and for divergence are comparable divalent beryllium in the with halides. case of of of by is attri involved halides, predicts the Kudrievstev's theories assumptions energies computed with eq.(12) except agreement LiF values clearly the from experimental theory 12 ' 13. sults for alkali excellent Kudr iavstev1 s present work (13) lattice 44 Waddington buted and significantly to The (excepting rather Kapustinskii's results in experimental 5-7 to types of In the present study the deviation between calculated and all study. energies computed with equations (11) and of the lattice fairly good re experimental The main in reason beryllium halides may values for the be due to the lack of reliable experimental data on inter-ionic 227.70 192.40 181.60 169.60 200.70 173.20 163.70 241.80 210.10 201.70 183.70 206.40 191.00 184.50 167.10 211.50 179.90 170.50 160.90 188.50 162.70 161.30 146.70 211.10 186.60 178.40 166.50 193.60 170.40 163.10 151.90 218 70 185 90 176 70 165 40 194 40 169 40 162 40 153.00 NaF NaCl NaBr Nal KF KC1 KBr KI 156.70 a , 171.60 170.40 178.60 176 80 Lil 196.94 201.80 189.40 190.40 190 70 LiBr 207.93 198.90 202 20 210.40 method 192.10 12 19 245.60 method Yadav 259.30 method^ 4 Kudriavstev 1s LiCl (11) Kapustinskii 227.70 Eq. 25 for alkali halides 225.90 49 Present method cal/mole) 246.80 value Most probable (k LiF Salt TABLE 1 - Lattice energies in co CM 286 03 r—1 m T3 m to > <u X to > td T3 3 S*S 1 'S 03 •jj Q) CTi & CM r~H o • H o M-• ID rH o in VO• in rH o to • CO o 03 o in CM to rH 03 1—4 ro CO • CM CO *H o ro in in rH o co 03• 'rH M* o to CO C3 rH i i i i o 03 o o o o 03 o O' o 03 ro rH rH X) o JZ O o a> E o CM o o f-* rrH 'U o r~- o CM o 03 03 rH rH o ro ID rH CO rH CM -H •r| Q, 10 !*3 o sz <0 g rH 00 rH in -0< r- rH <-i o rH o 03 m n r- •^r CO rH rH in , o o 03 rH o 38 to £«• 4J CO •r| 03 o ai • *H rH in CM T3 O x: 4J a> rH Eq. -U 0) (0 (V o VO co 03 M3 00 ro in in rH rH M3 rH rH rH ■tr CM rH u a, a» TJ <U 3 C •H 4J c o u rH X <0 X5 O a to o rH tu 03 03 0) 3 o 03 m > m r-i o o• O m CO ID in rH rH rH • • o o CM o rH • n in • co • 00 r- rH rH rH rH rH o • C^* in o r" • CO rH s <0 ■U c 0) o u 0) ac o (U *H cn tj 0) rH 4J XI 03 rH <d to rH tu X a o X ns V4 m X ns H X as rH U fa 10 u CQ u u to to u (0 <0 U *H M 0} u ttl > > Ql < *o 287 TABLE 2 - Lattice energies (k cal/mole) for divalent halides Crystal Present method^”* Carlin Experi- Others mental — , 44 Ref. 13 values Eq. (12) BeF2 699 839 BeCl2 649 BeBr2 Ref. 45 - - - 720 - - - 625 692 - - _ BeI 2 698 665 - - - MgF2 646 700 - - - MgCl2 587 599 - - - MgBr2 564 575 - - - Mg I 538 547 - - - CaF2 598 628 624 532 622 CaCl2 539 537 - - - CaBr2 516 514 - - - Cal2 486 491 - - - SrF2 584 592 588 536 592 SrCl 516 509 506 395 496 SrBr, 494 488 Srl2 464 463 BaF2 566 557 566 479 561 BaCl, 494 485 BaBr. 470 466 Bal 440 439 288 TABLE 3 - Lattice energies (k cal/mole) for Ga, In, TL halides Crystal Present study^~* Carlin‘S Eq. (13) Others Ref. 13 Ref. 48 GaCl 181.30 - _ - GaBr 174.10 - - - Gal 163.50 - - - InCl 171.80 170.10 - - InBr 165.00 161.00 - - Ini 154.90 153.90 - - T1F 186.90 195.00 - - T 1C 1 167.80 170.90 168.70 172.80 TlBr 161.40 166.60 178.90 169.10 Til 161.60 162.10 289 distance and lattice energies. halides of CaF^, BaF^^ SrF^ In the case of divalent and SrCl^ the 44,45 in good agreement with experimental values to Kudriavstev's values The are the two solid. of is an sublimation quantities kcal/mole kcal/mole. produce of to Katzin 46 , 54.3 energy are compared 13 important According NaCl 187.0 heat results and both the and any evolution of for heat the Therefore lattice the solution of energy process order and sublimation lattice solution energy of 50 is must to 60 kcal/mole for the process, which can be written as (M+ X"), . (vap) = (M+ X~), , . (soln . ) This equation relates both for solid and solution. heats of sublimation increasing halogen and The lattice energies decrease with Z. For alkali metal halides for which vapour inter-atomic distance data and heat of sub limation data are available, the M+ - X puted a for measured M the vapour - distances X are true for the fluorides of the fluorides distance computed M - X spacing, expected. of the is in little the again larger vapour. the alkali alkali distances com The the same earth metals. earths, greater than the than M the 2+ is For - X measured consistent with the electrostatic picture From magnesium up, however, the M*2 + Cl 290 spacing drops slightly below that of the measured M - X distance and the discrepancy increases with increasing Z of the halide. For ween the spacing the beryllium electrostatic becomes additional very heat salts, the discrepancy computation large. One contribution and might from the measured expect the bet that formation an of covalent bonds over that of expected from purely electro static small approach spacing of the results ions, from because a of the large value of apparent (U - AH). Here the divergence is attributed with the above spacings and the contribution of Moreover, is estimated lattice energies in the present work mainly dependent Covalency plays salts. have Katzin the organic 46 has an indication phase. In a greater the covalency in He of the out that concluded may heat of covalency covalency energies of the Ga, In+ that marked the heat In in the vapour one can say that the in sublimation. the case of a very salts be regarded as partially degree of degree of A°). beryllium deviation, and also correlation distance, the case of beryllium rather different way, lower the was drawn r(inter-atomic pointed solubility. sublimation lattice on a dominant role in largest of the the formation of covalent bond. the vapour phase The same conclusion and Tl halides is are salts. only If equal the to P.91 those out of salts, the computed M - X distances smaller compared to the measured ones . halides and K for which lattice values energy are of both heat available, come The thallous of show sublimation even stronger covalency effects. In is to the evaluate experimental by the author. alkali n halides 4. These E the electronic estimated. obtained results (shown in cules). In the only The indicates equation(24) . evaluate E errors. the 5.58, evaluated for simple are are presented and are of in Table utilized, hence alkali halides are polarizabilities thus in with good agreement (excluding whereas the proposed gaps study reliability, the percentage deviations cases average on and are The eq.(23) aim equation obtained 5) present Thus is G Table based main author's electronic minimum the thus values. both 22 the author's using polarizabilities in others. indices, and The is values G energy experimental ' a ' E values, presented of the Utilising values G study, reliable refractive experimental the present the it is 10.9 more reported deviation, applicability proposed mole average %deviation percentage and fluorine are new accurate of relation by 5.58 the to with minimal O H in fN rH rH rH 0 on • in in N• o id rH in rH in • rH lO • rH rH CM lO CO CN in <n • iH 10 rH o o in o 0 t" m o o o o t o in • CO (N rg <N <f • rH 4-1 <U 05 CO rg t'- rnO’ CM ro m 10 O i0 rH rH rH rH id rg in rH in • 00 if m • rH 00 10 • o rri0 CO 10 m rg rH rH rH *H rH 00 N* • rH rH m • ro in in • rH rH 10 O’ r- 1-1 01 m o rH o r« rH for alkali halides m (N 'O 3 <N W IN C • o iH Q) W (U Vi CU rH 10 • • rH rH 0 rH O’ M cn rg (0 4J (eV) 4 - Refractive indices and energy gaps TABLE 4J 0 c Cl) E *H « o i—i 0 CO 00 in in rH rH »H rH <H o o o o o rH o rH o o m • o 10 • id 0 CO •=f 0 in in rH rH r-l rH rH o o o 00 O 10 o o 10 ai 00 r- 10 o o o o o in o rH Vi <U a x « in CN o u >1 -o 3 4-> m n CN -u c (1) m a) 0 ^f O’ (N 00 0 00 m Vc cu • CM rH i rH i o i o 01 in A\ o * 00 o r• rH A\ CO 0 • n • 00 00 • r- <N • 10 •H A\ A> <y i—i 3 O <U i—I o E Cm •H >4 iH o Vi CO •H ►J M *H i4 Cm CO 2 rH Vi o m z cq m M m z z rH fa o C*5 Vi CQ !*5 M Con td 292 O O • 00 00 • o A\ A' Average percentage deviation 6.30 kq Csl CO CsBr A\ CsCl 10.00 7.70 00 CsF Rbl 7.70 00 RbBr 8.20 CTi RbCl 10.40 • O’ Id 50 40 (23) 1.787 1.695 5.13 5.24 1.650 1.633 1.563 1.596 1.538 1.610 50 1.670 1.510 1.708 1.553 1.586 1.529 1.647 1.495 Ref. 22 1.441 ( 22 ) £.Z> 1.612 Eq. Present study 1.553 m*4 22 9*4 1.553 1.493 1.398 ^ 1.455 • 1.483 .. . Experimental 60 20 06 m in o W Present study in CM RbF J k ( E r» c 06 Molecule < 00 Table 4 (continued) l in Eq. (25) Present study eg halides c o e •H ai a X -24 of alkali 3.497 4.422 6.463 2.625 4.901 5.916 3.311 4.224 5.926 2.556 4.457 5.376 3.237 6.406 1.991 5.224 4.40 o o o i-H 8.10 7.20 Lil kj NaCl NaBr LiCl 7.90 KBr KI 8.60 08*9 KCl KF Nal 08*6 fO 2 00*9 t-'- 7.249 Contd 8.133 1.885 1.764 1.148 o o •M1 7.155 6.010 6.414 6.145 o C0 o LiF 3.269 (24) ) 3.661 Eq. 3 25 cm Present study (x 10 4.120 w CO cn 5.90 o t'- LiBr CO 2.438 C0 2.735 ifl 4J 2.976 CM 1.032 25 Energy gaps (eV) and electronic polarizabilities o 1.095 Molecule - • 4-1 <1> a: 05*6 TABLE 5 <N CM . rH u u 7.50 5.90 in <N 'O 3 in cu Average percentage deviation Csl CsBr 7.20 00 CsF 9.40 o o* Rbl RbBr « RbCl cr 2 RbF 03 , 06*9 Molecule (continued) c b <u w 6.795 9.244 4.372 5.693 6.458 8.768 6.108 7.902 4.358 5.432 6.435 8.434 5.770 6.834 8.859 5.690 3.601 10.91 5.746 5.133 Ref. 22 4.626 (24) 25 3.393 Eq. , Present study 3.281 22 2.537 Experimental m cn r" 09*8 5 ■U « OS *8 Table 295 00 in m 296 The calculated relations (25) and band gaps (26) are Noting the success of Manca proposed (26)] the for related above alkali to and Vijh 29 formulae halides. The alkali same is E„ values as such Table 6. (25) that are and E_ is G estimated o cited the from , Reddy et al. , known through Pauling electronegativities. values in [eqns. It o Eq halides presented 23 simple E_. for in literature author 25 22 proposes The experimental are an only approximate, empirical relation for the evaluation of EG involving accurate experimental refractive indices. The proposed relation 25 is of the form E_ = -9.12n + 22.184 G The estimated known Moss 41 E G and values are substituted Lorentz-Lorentz in the relation well resulting electronic polarizabilities values of alkali halides. The average percentage 5.58. Presuming deviation these E_ m the values above are average eq. (26) is percentage 8.67 deviation (excluding 25 accurate, average percentage deviations are presented The study the in Table 6. derived Fluoride is from molecules). Since the agreement between different methods is good with an error author *s of less equations than ±1%, (25) and it (26) is concluded can be used that the for the 297 TABLE 6 - Single band -- gap energies (eV) of alkali halides 22 Alkali halide eg ci 43 Calculated E G values Eq. (25) E25 i3 Eq. (26) 9.41 13.02 9.49 LiCl ~10.00 8.34 7.62 7.02 LiBr ~ 8.50 7.82 6.79 5.91 Lil > 5.90 7.17 5.73 4.38 NaF >10.50 8.83 13.67 9.99 NaCl 8.60 7.73 8.06 8.13 NaBr 7.70 7.24 7.19 7.21 5.80 6.86 6.06 6.00 KF 10.90 8.57 14.35 9.77 KC1 8.50 7.84 8.52 8.59 KBr 7.80 7.41 7.62 7.96 6.20 6.85 6.42 6.88 10.40 8.50 14.35 9.43 RbC 1 8.20 7.84 8.52 8.56 RbOr 7.70 7.40 7.62 0.02 6.10 6.80 6.40 7.15 10.00 8.65 15.06 8.65 o o 8.08 9.01 7.50 7.80 7.66 8.06 6.95 6.30 7.06 6.79 5.88 9.69 8.67 > Nal ^ KI RbF Rbl ^ CsF A N CsCl CsBr Csl Average percentag<a deviation £ • ~12.00 CO LiF 298 estimation of reliable and accurate mated refractive using eq.(34) are in good with Moss 41 indices are for presented agreement with (28) in are 7. experimental These values values compared presented in utilising equations Table 8. The (27) results thus in good agreement with those of Pauling 24 average excluding Table compounds 33 and Ravmdra et al., obtained are The The esti semiconducting Single bond energies, and values. percentage deviation fluorides. A using slight eq.(27) deviation is 7.02 has been observed for the single bond energies of lithium halides using for eq.(28). these Several deviations halides"^'. from the case of ation(28) relation. sense that is fluorides Normally group differs In of the The the first remaining fluorine entirely explanations a constant it represents it have from been that of in other member of a members of the group. is more pronounced new given one similar eq.(28) is the over all to periodic 52 . Equ- the Moss^ unique in the best fit with the experimental data. Utilising eq.(29), the refractive evaluated and presented in Table 8. relation and polarizability eq.(29), can be indices are From Lorentz-Lorentz the evaluation made. The of relation electronic (30) is 2 99 TABLE 7 - Calculated values of n for compound semiconductors Semiconductor Refractive index (n) Bond energy Known (eV) Present study Eq. (34) Moss 41 1Ravindra BN 4.15 2.10 2.35 2.13 2.20 BP 3.66 - 2.45 - - BAs 3.01 2.63 - - BSb 2.80 AIN 4.63 2.16 2.71 2.27 2.24 2.31 A1P 3.11 2.75 2.60 2.37 2.45 AlAs 2.52 3.00 2.83 2.57 2.66 AlSb 2.20 3.19 3.00 2.78 2.87 GaN 4.21 2.40 2.34 2.33 2.40 GaP 2.62 2.90 2.78 2.55 2.64 GaAs 2.12 3.30 3.05 2.90 3.00 GaSb 1.83 3.79 3.29 3.29 3.40 InN 3.72 2.42 2.05 3.10 2.94 - InP 3.10 3.04 I nAs 1.64 3.50 3.52 4.03 4.16 InSb 1.39 3.95 3.99 4.79 4.95 SiC 3.12 2.59 2.60 2.35 2.43 ZnS 4.39 2.27 2.31 2.27 2.35 ZnSe 3.83 2.43 2.42 2.46 2.54 ZnTe 3.54 2.70 2.48 2.54 2.63 CdS 3.68 2.38 2.45 2.51 2.59 CdSe 3.20 2.49 2.57 2.73 2.82 CdTe 2.93 2.70 2.66 2.85 2.94 4.28 8.68 8.74 Average percentage deviation _ 33 M 53 0 RbF C sl 1 .4 8 2 2 1 .5 4 4 9 1 .5 9 1 1 1 .6 5 7 1 5 .5 3 3 .9 9 3 .7 6 3 .3 4 7 .0 2 4 .8 5 4 .3 8 3 .7 4 9 .2 2 1 .4 9 8 7 1 .5 7 1 3 1 .6 1 9 7 1 .6 8 5 7 4 .9 4 4 .4 9 4 .2 3 3 .8 5 7 .5 2 4 .6 7 4 .1 6 3 .5 6 1 .9 9 1 4 .0 8 0 5 .2 2 4 7 .2 4 9 2 .5 3 7 4 .6 2 6 5 .7 7 0 3 .6 0 1 2 .6 2 5 4 .9 0 1 5 .9 1 6 8 .1 3 3 3 .3 9 3 5 .7 4 6 6 .7 9 5 9 .2 4 4 4 .3 7 2 5 .6 9 3 6 .4 5 8 S .7 6 8 7 .9 4 6 3 .4 1 8 5 .6 2 8 6 .8 7 2 9 .0 1 9 4 .1 7 6 5 .2 9 2 6 .4 2 2 2 .6 9 1 4 .8 9 7 6 .0 1 5 6 .1 0 9 CO 1 2 .5 5 O Vi 4i a ai 01 u w to < > d e v ia tio n 4 .1 6 3 .5 6 5 .1 5 4 .5 8 5 .0 0 4 .3 4 3 .9 0 3 .3 0 1 .1 4 8 3 .2 3 7 4 .3 8 1 6 .4 0 6 3 .2 6 9 1 0 .9 0 in CTl r" r-' CsF CsCl CsBr Rbl RbCl RbBr 1 .4 9 1 0 1 .5 7 1 3 1 .6 1 8 6 1 .6 8 0 2 5 .1 2 4 .5 0 4 .2 0 3 .7 7 7 .5 2 4 .6 1 4 .1 6 3 .5 6 1 .0 3 2 1 .8 8 5 3 .4 9 7 4 .4 2 2 6 .4 6 3 1 .7 9 1 3 .5 7 9 ID 5 .0 7 4 .3 4 3 .9 1 3 .3 5 7 .1 8 4 .3 8 3 .9 4 3 .3 8 Kumar 2 .9 7 6 4 .1 2 0 6 .1 4 5 0 .9 4 4 2 .4 5 6 3 .2 7 2 5 .5 0 5 04 KCl KBr KI CO O* KF 1 .4 6 2 4 1 .5 8 3 4 1 .6 3 7 3 1 .6 7 8 0 5 .2 5 4 .2 8 3 .8 7 3 .3 9 io 5 .3 3 4 .2 3 3 .7 4 3 .3 7 CO CO CM o r-j O CO NaF NaCl NaBr t0 1 .3 9 8 6 1 .5 1 6 3 1 .5 7 2 4 1 .6 4 5 0 cu CO CO i£> 4 .1 6 4 .7 4 3 .2 1 E q. (3 0 ) e le c tro n ic p o l a r i z a b i l i t i e s ( a ) 04 L il m > t" 00 00 o 4 .3 3 3 .6 7 0 E q. (2 8 ) rn 4 .9 7 3 .7 9 3 .3 5 2 .8 3 E q . (2 7 ) E q . (2 9 ) U 5 .9 1 ( P a u lin g ) E s tim a te d - S in g le b o n d e n e r g ie s (e V ), r e f r a c t i v e in d ic e s (n ) and e l e c t r o n i c p o l a r i z a b i l i t i e s (x lO -2 4 cm 3 ) o f a l k a l i h a lid e s 13 <D ■U •H l-l L iF L iC l L iB r A lk a li h a lid e TABLE 8 SO J 6 .8 3 4 8 .8 5 9 069*5 toQ) qe Cn W 4 '• j e 04 ZZ c u D <u Q) tn *j c <u o cc UJ 301 interesting the electronic energy. in and The significant mainly polarizability evaluated because directly electronic to it single polarizabilities 22 fair agreement with Kumar et al., values. ation (30) single bond is useful energy of and reliable alkali electronic polarizability. relates halide in are The equ evaluating directly bond from the its 30 2 REFERENCES 1 Born/ M./ Atomtheorie des festen Zustandes/ Ch d. 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