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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2025-TUP030
TitleDensity functional theory approach for calculating electronic band structure parameters for Monte Carlo simulations of photoemission
Authors
  • J. Mendez, J. Callahan, O. Chubenko
    Northern Illinois University
  • L. Cultrera
    Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • R. Palai
    University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
  • S. Karkare
    Arizona State University
AbstractMonte Carlo simulations are a powerful tool for modeling photoemission from photocathodes, enabling the prediction of key parameters such as quantum efficiency, mean transverse energy, electron spin polarization, and photocathode response time. However, these simulations require material band structure parameters, which are not always available from experiments. This work aims to establish a reliable framework for calculating electronic band structure parameters using Density Functional Theory (DFT). Specifically, we apply this framework to investigate the effects of lattice strain and temperature on the electronic band structure and electron transport in GaAs. This approach will be further extended to explore band structure modifications in heavily p-doped semiconductors and to calculate electronic band structures of novel spin-polarized photocathode materials.
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Conference6th North American Particle Accel. Conf. (NAPAC2025)
Series
LocationSacramento, CA, USA
Date10-15 Aug 2025
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial BoardTor O. Raubenheimer (SLAC), Roark A. Marsh (LLNL), Eric Prebys (UC Davis), Ling Wang (MSU), Petr M. Anisimov (LANL), Kip Bishofberger (LANL), Gustavo Bruno (ANL), Zhichu Chen (SARI), Jan Chrin (PSI), Kelly Jaje (ANL), Jaeyu Lee (POSTECH), Magdalena Montes-Loera (SLAC), Mary Saethre (PHENOTYPE), Tasha Summers (SLAC), Kent Wootton (ANL)
Online ISBN978-3-95450-261-5
Online ISSN2673-7000
Received07 August 2025
Revised10 August 2025
Accepted11 August 2025
Issued28 January 2026
DOI10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2025-TUP030
Pages422-425