First-principles (DFT) investigation for structural, optical, and nonlinear responses for terylene quantum dots; new insights unleashed
摘要
A DFT study dives into the unique characteristics of Terylene quantum dots (Terylene-QDs), uncovering their structural, optical, and nonlinear properties using advanced precise methods (DFT-GGA-PW91) rooted in CASTEP software. Terylene–QDs system was modelled using a cubic supercell of approximately 18 Å, with vacuum padding of 12 Å along the z-axis to minimize artificial interactions under periodic boundary conditions. Structural optimization revealed a transformation from bulk triclinic phase to an orthorhombic with high crystallinity (98.91%), highlighting influence of quantum confinements. Terylene–QDs exhibits a tuneable optoelectronic behaviour with a dual-offsets (Direct