Remarkable Rashba spin splitting induced by an asymmetrical internal electric field in polar III–VI chalcogenides

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (16) ◽  
pp. 9148-9156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei Ju ◽  
Donghui Wang ◽  
Tongwei Li ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Zijian Gao ◽  
...  

The Rashba spin splitting of polar group III–VI chalcogenides XABY (A, B = Ga, In; X ≠ Y = S, Se, Te) monolayer is investigated based on the density functional theory.

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 598
Author(s):  
Salsabila Amanda Putri ◽  
Edi Suharyadi ◽  
Moh. Adhib Ulil Absor

Computational research based on the Density Functional Theory (DFT) has been performed to explore the electronic structure of monolayer material Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDCs) Molybdenum Dichalcogenides MoXY (X; Y = S; Se) in the first Brillouin zone by breaking its mirror symmetry due to the polarity effect. Our study discovered that Rashba spin-splitting could be identified around the Γ point by proposing the polarity effect on the system. Moreover, the anisotropic characteristic of Rashba spin-splitting in this system can be explicitly analyzed by using  perturbation theory and the third-order symmetry group analysis. By performing the spin textures analysis, this research also recognizes the in-plane direction of spin textures. The tunable characteristic of the Rashba parameter of this monolayer polar MoSSe system under the strain effects control exhibits its potential to be the candidate of semiconductor material for the Spin Field Effect Transistor (SFET) device.


2000 ◽  
Vol 618 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Modine ◽  
Hanchul Kim ◽  
E. Kaxiras

ABSTRACTWe discuss a recent investigation of adatom behavior on the AlSb(001) surface using first-principles electronic structure methods based on the density functional theory. For Al and Sb adatoms, we find a number of novel adatom structures that differ dramatically from previous results for the superficially similar group-III arsenides. In particular, we conclude that it is energetically favorable for an Al adatom to incorporate substitutionally into the outermost layer of the AlSb surface. This observation helps motivate a proposed new reconstruction for the AlSb(001) surface. Finally, we argue that the unusual adatom behavior identified for this surface probably results from the presence of a dimer row composed of a double layer of group-V atoms in the reconstruction, and therefore, it should be generic to all of the antimonides, as well as, the c(4 × 4) reconstruction of the arsenides and phosphides.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (37) ◽  
pp. 21412-21420 ◽  
Author(s):  
KaiJuan Pang ◽  
YaDong Wei ◽  
Xiaodong Xu ◽  
WeiQi Li ◽  
JianQun Yang ◽  
...  

Using the density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we find that group-III chalcogenide monolayers can serve as a suitable substrate for silicene, and the Dirac electron band properties of silicene are also fully preserved.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Li ◽  
Xiaobo Li ◽  
Shidong Zhang ◽  
Liemao Cao ◽  
Fangping Ouyang ◽  
...  

AbstractStrain engineering has become one of the effective methods to tune the electronic structures of materials, which can be introduced into the molecular junction to induce some unique physical effects. The various γ-graphyne nanoribbons (γ-GYNRs) embedded between gold (Au) electrodes with strain controlling have been designed, involving the calculation of the spin-dependent transport properties by employing the density functional theory. Our calculated results exhibit that the presence of strain has a great effect on transport properties of molecular junctions, which can obviously enhance the coupling between the γ-GYNR and Au electrodes. We find that the current flowing through the strained nanojunction is larger than that of the unstrained one. What is more, the length and strained shape of the γ-GYNR serves as the important factors which affect the transport properties of molecular junctions. Simultaneously, the phenomenon of spin-splitting occurs after introducing strain into nanojunction, implying that strain engineering may be a new means to regulate the electron spin. Our work can provide theoretical basis for designing of high performance graphyne-based devices in the future.


Author(s):  
I. Yu. Sklyadneva ◽  
Rolf Heid ◽  
Pedro Miguel Echenique ◽  
Evgueni Chulkov

Electron-phonon interaction in the Si(111)-supported rectangular √(7 ) ×√3 phases of In is investigated within the density-functional theory and linear-response. For both single-layer and double-layer √(7 ) ×√3 structures, it...


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 357-368
Author(s):  
Kaiwen Zheng ◽  
Kai Guo ◽  
Jing Xu ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Junlang Chen ◽  
...  

AbstractCatechin – a natural polyphenol substance – has excellent antioxidant properties for the treatment of diseases, especially for cholesterol lowering. Catechin can reduce cholesterol content in micelles by forming insoluble precipitation with cholesterol, thereby reducing the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine. In this study, to better understand the molecular mechanism of catechin and cholesterol, we studied the interaction between typical catechins and cholesterol by the density functional theory. Results show that the adsorption energies between the four catechins and cholesterol are obviously stronger than that of cholesterol themselves, indicating that catechin has an advantage in reducing cholesterol micelle formation. Moreover, it is found that the molecular interactions of the complexes are mainly due to charge transfer of the aromatic rings of the catechins as well as the hydrogen bond interactions. Unlike the intuitive understanding of a complex formed by hydrogen bond interaction, which is positively correlated with the number of hydrogen bonds, the most stable complexes (epicatechin–cholesterol or epigallocatechin–cholesterol) have only one but stronger hydrogen bond, due to charge transfer of the aromatic rings of catechins.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Kurogi ◽  
Keiichi Irifune ◽  
Takahiro Enoki ◽  
Kazuhiko Takai

Reduction of CCl4 by CrCl2 in THF afforded a trinuclear chromium(III) carbyne [CrCl(thf)2)]3(μ3-CCl)(μ-Cl)3. The chlorocarbyne complex reacted with aldehydes to afford chloroallylic alcohols and terminal alkynes. The density functional theory...


Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shashikant Kumar ◽  
David Codony ◽  
Irene Arias ◽  
Phanish Suryanarayana

We study the flexoelectric effect in fifty-four select atomic monolayers using ab initio Density Functional Theory (DFT). Specifically, considering representative materials from each of Group III monochalcogenides, transition metal dichalcogenides...


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