The significance of strontium oxide (SrO) and strontium
peroxide
(SrO2) is currently being investigated as one of the countless
potential uses for green energy. However, few studies have examined
the distinctive properties of several phases of SrO and SrO2. In order to fill this research gap, we have conducted a study on
their various properties through “density functional theory
(DFT)” under ideal conditions. This includes the study of electronic,
optical, thermodynamic, and thermoelectric properties of the above-mentioned
materials. For this study, the “Quantum Espresso” tool
in DFT using Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof-generalized-gradient
approximation (PBE-GGA) as the exchange–correlation functional
and “Optimized Norm-Conserving Vanderbilt (ONCV)” as
the pseudopotential has been used. The face-centered cubic (FCC),
body-centered cubic (BCC), hexagonal-1, and hexagonal-2 phases of
SrO and the tetragonal and orthorhombic phases of SrO2 have
been selected for the aforesaid study, for which some structural information
has already been available. During this study, the energy band gap
as an electronic property; the dielectric constant, refractive index,
absorption coefficient, reflectivity, and energy loss function as
optical properties; entropy, heat capacity, Debye temperature, and
Debye sound velocity as thermodynamic properties; and the Seebeck
coefficient, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and figure
of merit as thermoelectric properties have been investigated. In addition,
phonon dispersion curves and formation energies have been used to
confirm the dynamical stability and thermodynamic stability, respectively,
for all of the materials mentioned above. The curve showed that the
FCC, hexagonal-1, and hexagonal-2 phases of “SrO” are
dynamically stable. These materials have good optoelectronic properties
and can be used in ultraviolet sensors due to their intermediate band
gap and highest material response in the ultraviolet range. In terms
of thermoelectric property, the maximum value of “figure of
merit” for the above material has been achieved up to 0.5.
Satisfactory agreement has been found between the current findings
and the known theoretical and experimental findings.