{"id":59,"date":"2014-10-04T21:21:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T03:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2015-06-03T16:29:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T22:29:38","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/?page_id=59","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are interested in first-principles based or empirical and semi-empirical methods to study, characterize, and optimize materials for optoelectronic applications. Excerpts from some of our recent works are shown below as a brief overview.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Support<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our research is supported by\u00a0the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Arkansas State University.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Search for improved-performance scintillator candidates among the<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>electronic structures of mixed halides<\/strong><br \/>\nQi Li, Richard T. Williams, Arnold Burger, Rajendra Adhikari, and Koushik Biswas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1117\/12.2063583\">Proc. of SPIE <strong>9213<\/strong>, 92130M-1 (2014)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-140 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture6-300x104.jpg\" alt=\"Picture6\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture6-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture6-1024x355.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture6-624x216.jpg 624w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture6.jpg 1343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electronic structure engineering of elpasolites: Case of Cs<sub>2<\/sub>AgYCl<sub>6<\/sub><\/strong><br \/>\nMao-Hua Du and Koushik Biswas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jlumin.2013.05.033\">J. Luminescence <strong>143<\/strong>, 710 (2013)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture3-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"Picture3\" width=\"123\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture3-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture3-624x507.jpg 624w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture3.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-136\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture4-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"Picture4\" width=\"117\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture4-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture4.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy transport and scintillation of cerium-doped elpasolite Cs<\/strong><strong><sub>2<\/sub><\/strong><strong>LiYCl<\/strong><strong><sub>6<\/sub><\/strong><strong>: Hybrid density functional calculations<\/strong><br \/>\nKoushik Biswas and Mao-Hua Du<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.014102\">Phys. Rev. B <strong>86, <\/strong>014102 (2012)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.014102\/figures\/1\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.014102\/figures\/2\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.014102\/figures\/3\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.014102\/figures\/6\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.014102\/figures\/7\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electronic structure and defect properties of Tl<sub>6<\/sub>SeI<sub>4<\/sub>: Density functional calculations<\/strong><br \/>\nKoushik Biswas, Mao-Hua Du, and David J. Singh<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.144108\" target=\"_blank\">Phys. Rev. B <strong>86<\/strong>, 144108 (2012)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.144108\/figures\/1\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.144108\/figures\/2\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.144108\/figures\/4\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.86.144108\/figures\/6\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">What causes high resistivity in CdTe<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Koushik Biswas and Mao-Hua Du<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1088\/1367-2630\/14\/063020\">New Journal of Physics <strong>14<\/strong>, 063020 (2012)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-152\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"130\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-624x480.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-154\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"130\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2-624x480.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-155\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/5-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"130\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/5-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/5-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/5-624x480.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anionic and Hidden Hydrogen in ZnO<\/strong><br \/>\nMao-Hua Du and Koushik Biswas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.106.115502\">Phys. Rev. Lett. <strong>106<\/strong>, 115502 (2011)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.106.115502\/figures\/1\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/article\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.106.115502\/figures\/2\/thumbnail\" alt=\"Figure \" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The electronic consequences of multivalent elements in inorganic solar absorbers: Multivalency of Sn in Cu<sub>2<\/sub>ZnSnS<sub>4<\/sub><\/strong><br \/>\nKoushik Biswas, Stephan Lany, and Alex Zunger<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1063\/1.3427433\">Appl. Phys. Lett. <strong>96<\/strong>, 201902 (\u00012010\u0002)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-144 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture7-300x116.jpg\" alt=\"Picture7\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture7-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture7-624x241.jpg 624w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture7.jpg 986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-145\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture8-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"Picture8\" width=\"145\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture8-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture8-624x542.jpg 624w, https:\/\/materials.astate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Picture8.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are interested in first-principles based or empirical and semi-empirical methods to study, characterize, and optimize materials for optoelectronic applications. 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