<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">you are calculating the electronic properties of the interface between ZnO and Au(111), using an hexagonal lattice with lattice parameter 6.1413449010 au ~ 3.25 A, that is the gold film is strained so as to match the ZnO lattice parameter. The work function of gold calculated from first principles is about 5.1-5.2 eV, but with that strain it reduces to about 4.98 eV (see Table 2 of J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 27 (2015) 015006), which is exactly what you get. So, reverting back to your question (why if I remove some O’s in the ZnO slab nothing changes?), it could be that the Fermi level is pinned by the metal slab, so even if you do induce changes within the ZnO, the Au film does not change its properties and you always “measure” the same work function (namely, distance between the pinned Fermi level and the potential in the vacuum at the Au side).<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So, I suggest you to get help from available literature and textbooks on Schottky (metal-semiconductor) barriers and Fermi level pinning mechanisms, to understand the relevant properties of your system.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You might check if this answer makes sense by removing all the Zn and O atoms from your unit cell, and recalculating the work function. Likely, you’ll not see any change!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hope this helps,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> Giovanni<br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 18 May 2015, at 13:16, Bipul Rakshit <<a href="mailto:bipulrr@gmail.com" class="">bipulrr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Dear Giovanni,<div class="">I am using 8 Double layer of ZnO and 6layers of Au. and U value of 12 eV on Zn and 6.5eV on Oxygen. I am getting the workfunction values of 4.95 eV without oxygen vacancy</div><div class="">and 4.96 with oxygen vacancy.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The corresponding graphs I attached with it. and I also attached the input file where I include the dipole correction.</div><div class="">I remove the oxygen from 3rd and 5th layer from Au-ZnO interface. While keeping the 7th and 8th layer fixed at bulk position.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">regards</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Giovanni Cantele <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:giovanni.cantele@spin.cnr.it" target="_blank" class="">giovanni.cantele@spin.cnr.it</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">What is the value of the work function you obtain in the two cases? Could you please post a plot of the electrostatic potential in the two cases, with relevant energies (Fermi level) highlighted?<br class="">
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> On 17 May 2015, at 11:50, Bipul Rakshit <<a href="mailto:bipulrr@gmail.com" class="">bipulrr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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> I am calculation metal (Au) - ZnO work-function. Au(111) is over the ZnO(0001) surface. Since ZnO (0001) surface is polar, so i applied dipole correction.<br class="">
> I am using 6Layers of Au and 8 double layer of ZnO. So is the workfunction is just the difference between fermi energy Ef and the constant potential in vacuum. Which i got after running pp.x and then average.x Or something else.<br class="">
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> I am asking this because when after removing two oxygen's from ZnO's 3rd and 5th layer, there is no change in the workfunction. But I am expecting a change due to excess electrons of ZnO.<br class="">
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