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Jehangir, Muhammad Awais and Khan, Muhammad Yar and Nomani Kabir, Muhammad and Lee, It Ee and Wali, Qamar and Usman, Tariq and Mu, Yang and Al Souwaileh, Abdullah (2025) First-principles investigation of lead-free Rb3SbX6 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) mixed-halide double perovskites promising for photovoltaics and scintillation. RSC Advances, 15 (40). pp. 33708-33725. ISSN 2046-2069

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In this work, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to systematically explore the structural, mechanical, electronic, optical, light yield and thermodynamic properties of a series of environmentally benign, lead-free mixed-halide double perovskites with the general formula Rb3SbX6 (X = F, Cl, Br, I). The optimized lattice constants were found to increase from 9.61 Å for Rb3SbF6 to 13.01 Å for Rb3SbI6. Electronic band structures were obtained using the Tran–Blaha modified Becke–Johnson (TBmBJ) exchange–correlation functional, revealing a decreasing band gap trend from 5.477 eV (F) to 2.851 eV (I), in accordance with the increasing ionic radius of the halide anions. Density of states (DOS) analysis highlighted the specific orbital contributions to the valence and conduction bands. Optical properties, including the complex dielectric function 3(u), absorption coefficient a(u), reflectivity R(u), and refractive index n(u), were evaluated, demonstrating strong optical responses across the series. Notably, the estimated ideal light yield for Rb3SbI6 indicates its potential for scintillation applications. Thermodynamic stability was assessed through temperature-dependent calculations of the Gibbs free energy, unit cell volume, entropy (S, J mol−1 K−1 ), and bulk modulus (B, GPa). The results consistently exhibit negative Gibbs free energies, thermal expansion with increasing temperature, rising entropy, and a gradual decrease in bulk modulus, confirming good thermal stability. These findings suggest that Rb3SbX6 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) double perovskites are promising candidates for use in radiation detection and optoelectronic devices

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bromine, chlorine
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry > QD146-197 Inorganic chemistry
Divisions:	Faculty of Artificial Intelligence & Engineering (FAIE)
Depositing User:	Ms Rosnani Abd Wahab
Date Deposited:	30 Sep 2025 04:03
Last Modified:	05 Oct 2025 05:17
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/14563

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