We report the lattice parameter variation and the band gap tuning of CdO with Ca by preparing thermodynamically stable solid solution in the entire composition range . The functional dependence of the lattice parameter on Ca concentration is found to deviate from Vegard’s law. The principal band gap is found to vary nonmonotonically over a wide range, from 1.4 to 3.9 eV for . First principles density functional theory calculations, using full potential linearized augmented plane wave methods also predict a nonlinear variation for the lattice parameter and the optical band gap with Ca concentration. From these calculations, contributions from volume deformation, electron transfer, and structural relaxation are estimated and the results are compared with experiments.
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