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ArticleJournal of molecular modeling2023

On the structural, electronic, and optical properties of L-histidine crystal: a DFT study.

F A R Pereira, A Macedo-Filho, A M Silva, N F Frazão, R G Sarmento, K A L Lima, J J S Melo, M L Pereira Junior, L A Ribeiro Junior, V N Freire

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F A R PereiraPPGQ-GERATEC, State University of Piauí, 64002-150, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
A Macedo-FilhoPPGQ-GERATEC, State University of Piauí, 64002-150, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
A M SilvaCampus Prof. Antonio Geovanne Alves de Sousa, State University of Piauí, 64260-000, Piripiri, PI, Brazil.
N F FrazãoCenter for Education and Health, Federal University of Campina Grande, 581750-000, Cuité, PB, Brazil.
R G SarmentoCampus Minister Petrônio Portella, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
K A L LimaPPGQ-GERATEC, State University of Piauí, 64002-150, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
J J S MeloDepartment of Physics, Federal Institute of Maranhão, Monte Castelo Campus, 65030-005, São Luis, MA, Brazil.
M L Pereira JuniorDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Brasília, 70910-900, Brasília, Brazil. marcelo.lopes@unb.br.
L A Ribeiro JuniorInstitute of Physics, University of Brasilia, 70910-900, Brasília, Brazil.
V N FreireDepartment of Physics, Federal University of Ceará, 60455-760, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual do Piauí · BRUniversidade de Brasília · BRInstituto Federal do Maranhão · BRUniversidade Federal de Campina Grande · BRUniversidade Federal do Ceará · BRUniversidade Federal do Piauí · BR

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contextThe monoclinic L-histidine crystal is critical for protein structure and function and is also found in the myelin of brain nerve cells. This study numerically examines its structural, electronic, and optical properties. Our findings indicate that the L-histidine crystal has an insulating band gap of approximately 4.38 eV. Additionally, electron and hole effective masses range between 3.92[Formula: see text]-15.33[Formula: see text] and 4.16[Formula: see text]-7.53[Formula: see text], respectively. Furthermore, our investigation suggests that the L-histidine crystal is an excellent UV collector due to its strong optical absorption activity for photon energies exceeding 3.5 eV.

methodsTo investigate the structural, electronic, and optical properties of L-histidine crystals, we used the Biovia Materials Studio software to conduct Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations as implemented in the CASTEP code. Our DFT calculations were performed using the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) as parameterized by the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) exchange-correlation functional, with an additional dispersion energy correction (PBE [Formula: see text] TS) based on the model proposed by Tkatchenko and Scheffler to describe van der Waals interactions. Additionally, we employed the norm-conserving pseudopotential to treat core electrons.

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ElectronicsHistidineDensity Functional TheoryElectronsSoftwareHistidineDFT calculationsElectronic structureL-Histidine crystalOptical propertiesStructural properties

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