Table 3.
Compound | Disorder state | Gap type | Eg, eV | Egopt, eV | εi/ε0 | εe/ε0 | ||
MgTiN2 | Ground state | Indirect | 0.91 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 71.4 | 8.4 |
Moderate-dis | NA | 0.92 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |||
Strong-dis | NA | 0.81 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||
MgZrN2 | Ground state | Direct forbidden | 1.47 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 31.6 | 6.9 |
Moderate-dis | NA | 1.67 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | |||
Strong-dis | NA | 1.39 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | |||
MgHfN2 | Ground state | Direct forbidden | 1.79 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 25.6 | 6.3 |
Moderate-dis | NA | 1.92 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | |||
Strong-dis | NA | 1.79 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | |||
Mg2NbN3 | Ground state | Indirect | 1.84 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 61.0 | 7.1 |
Moderate-dis | NA | 2.14 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 | |||
Strong-dis | NA | 1.66 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
Electronic bandgap types, electronic bandgaps, optical absorption onsets (Egopt, defined as energy when α = 103 cm−1), DOS effective masses, and dielectric constants (εi = ionic, εe = electronic). In disordered materials, the gap is not well defined (NA, not applicable).