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University of the Western Cape
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Electronics and structural properties of Indium Selenide

8 Jul 2026, 16:20
1h 20m
Great Hall ( University of the Western Cape)

Great Hall

University of the Western Cape

Poster Presentation Track A - Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials Poster Session 2

Speaker

Mr Tsietsi Rex Mooka (University of Limpopo)

Description

Indium (II) selenide is a layered material with useful properties for electronics, solar cells, and other modern technologies. It is made up of thin sheets of atoms that are held together by weak forces, and it also belongs to group of metal chalcogenides. The study is about the atomic structure and electronic properties of InSe using density functional theory (DFT). Looking at the structural properties, the lattice constants, total energy, volume, bulk modulus and bulk modulus derivative were calculated. The general lattice optimization of hexagonal structure generated the lattice constants a = b = 7.60 Bohr (4.02 Å) and c = 34.04 Bohr (18.02 Å). In addition, the electronic band structure and total density of states were used to analyse the electronic properties. The calculated lattice constant and bulk modulus agree with some of the previous calculation. Furthermore, the band structure and total density of state suggests that hexagonal InSe is a semiconductor material with an indirect band gap of approximately 1.4 eV.

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Author

Mr Tsietsi Rex Mooka (University of Limpopo)

Co-authors

Dr Moshibudi Ramoshaba (UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO) Prof. Thuto Mosuang (University of Limpopo)

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