Following the finding of power conversion efficiency above the Shockley-Queisser limit in BaTiO (BTO) crystals, ferroelectric oxides have attracted scientific interest in ferroelectric photovoltaics (FPV). However, since ferroelectric oxides have a huge bandgap (>3 eV), progress in this sector is constrained. This paper proposes and demonstrates a new ferroelectric BaTiCoO powder (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.08), abbreviated as BTCx, that exhibited a bandgap decrease with increased Co content. Notably, changing the composition from x = 0.0 to 0.08 caused the system to show a bandgap drop from 3.24 to 2.42 eV. The ideal design with x = 0.08 displayed an abnormal PV response. Raman spectroscopy measurements were used to investigate the cause of the bandgap decrease, and density functional theory was used to interpret the analyzed results. According to our findings, Co doping and oxygen octahedral distortions enhance bandgap reduction. This research sheds light on how bandgap tuning developed and laid the way for investigating novel low-bandgap ferroelectric materials for developing next-generation photovoltaic applications.
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