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    <p>You might have a look at Eqn (6) in [1].  It looks like that is
      used as the E_CB equation in [2].  Look in [3] how pHzpc - pH = 0
      in Eqn (1) simplifies to Eqn (2).</p>
    <p>There are three methods to determine band edge positions.  Second
      method of first principle has large discrepancies between
      calculated and measured values.  Third method of simple approach
      of Butler and Ginley used in [1,2] gives reasonable results [4],
      which validity was demonstrated on 11 oxides [5,6].  The method
      popularized by the paper of Xu and Schoonen [7]. The absolute
      electronegativity changes with the atoms and its elements [8,9].<br>
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    [1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2000-0416">https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2000-0416</a><br>
    [2] <a
      href="http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cp/c4/c4cp03494e/c4cp03494e1.pdf"
      target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cp/c4/c4cp03494e/c4cp03494e1.pdf</a> 
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    [3] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/c7/cy/c7cy00393e/c7cy00393e1.pdf">http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/c7/cy/c7cy00393e/c7cy00393e1.pdf</a><br>
    [4] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2014.06.002">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2014.06.002</a><br>
    [5]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/CP/c3cp54589j#!divAbstract">https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/CP/c3cp54589j#!divAbstract</a><br>
    [6] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5041784">https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5041784</a><br>
    [7] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/c2/c2cc31398g/c2cc31398g.pdf">http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/c2/c2cc31398g/c2cc31398g.pdf</a><br>
    [8] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.01.064">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.01.064</a><br>
    [9]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_can_I_calculate_absolute_electronegativity_of_CuAl2O4">https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_can_I_calculate_absolute_electronegativity_of_CuAl2O4</a><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/20/2019 9:58 AM, Subhasis Panda
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            <div dir="ltr">Dear Experts,</div>
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              <div dir="auto">I wanted to calculate the absolute band
                edge energies for RbPbI_3 compound only (not any
                interface like RbPbI3 and TiO2 interface) in the
                orthorhombic phase. As already suggested, it's a
                computationally costly work and we don't have enough
                computational facility also in our institute. I was
                searching in the internet and got the following
                information. Looking forward to your expert opinion.</div>
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              <div dir="auto">In the following reference, using Eqn 1(a)
                & (b) can we estimate that? It requires absolute
                electronegativity of the semiconductor and the band gap.</div>
              <div dir="auto"><a
                  href="https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2000-0416"
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              <div dir="auto">whereas in the following reference, the
                expressions are a little different.</div>
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                  moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cp/c4/c4cp03494e/c4cp03494e1.pdf</a>  </div>
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              <div dir="auto">Are these two expressions referring to the
                same thing?  If not which one shall we use. I've one
                more query, does 
                absolute electronegativity of a material (semiconductor)
                changes with its crystal structure type (like bcc, fcc)?</div>
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              <div dir="auto">Looking forward to your reply. </div>
              <div dir="auto">Thank you and best regards</div>
              <div dir="auto">Subhasis</div>
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              <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at
                12:57 AM Peter Blaha <<a
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                rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">This is not such a
                simple task. You will have to create a supercell <br>
                simulating the interface between the two materials.<br>
                <br>
                The answer can change depending how you form the
                interface. Furthermore<br>
                this can be a complicated task, as the periodicity must
                fit and one has <br>
                to test/define various surfaces/interfaces (except if 2
                materials happen <br>
                to grow nicely epitaxically).<br>
                <br>
                A simpler but much less accurate approach is to do 2
                independent surface <br>
                slab calculations with sufficient vacuum. From the
                difference of EF and <br>
                the coulomb potential in the middle of the vacuum
                (:VZERO) you get an <br>
                absolute band edge (actually this is the work function
                in a solid).<br>
                However, this method neglects band bending, charge
                transfer or dipole <br>
                formations at the interface, which could completely
                spoil the answer.<br>
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                Am 05.12.2019 um 11:27 schrieb Subhasis Panda:<br>
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                > Date: Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 2:31 PM<br>
                > Subject: Band Edge position<br>
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                > Dear experts,<br>
                > How can I estimate the absolute band edge position
                (CB/VB) of a <br>
                > semiconductor using Wien2k?<br>
                > The attached figure is what I'm trying to get.<br>
                > Looking forward to your kind help.<br>
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