Physical Properties of the Sodium-Based Cubic Fluoro-Perovskites: NaBF$_3$ (B= Ca, Mg or Zn): DFT and TDDFT Studies

Abstract

In the present work, we study the structural, electronic and optical properties of Sodium Based Cubic Fluoro-perovskites: NaBF$_3$ (B= Ca, Mg or Zn) using DFT and TDDFT methods. We performed the density functional theory DFT calculations under the mBJ-GGA approximation. In addition, we applied the norm-conserving pseudo-potentials without spin-orbit coupling (SOC) approximations. In addition, we used the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof generalized gradient approximation (GGA-PBE) to deduce the physical properties of these alloys. Moreover, the Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TDDFT) method has been performed to deduce the optical properties, in an excited state, of the studied Sodium Based Cubic Fluoro-perovskites: NaBF$_3$ (B= Ca, Mg or Zn) materials.