scholarly journals Tunable Schottky Barrier and Interfacial Electronic Properties in Graphene/ZnSe Heterostructures

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjun Xiao ◽  
Tianyun Liu ◽  
Yuefei Zhang ◽  
Zhen Zhong ◽  
Xinwei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Schottky Barrier Height ◽  
Optoelectronic Devices ◽  
Strain Condition ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Photoelectric Device ◽  
Horizontal Strain ◽  
P Type

With a direct bandgap, two-dimensional (2D) ZnSe is a promising semiconductor material in photoelectric device fields. In this work, based on first-principles methods, we theoretically studied the modulation of the Schottky barrier height (SBH) by applying horizontal and vertical strains on graphene/ZnSe heterojunction. The results show that the inherent electronic properties of graphene and ZnSe monolayers are both well-conserved because of the weak van der Waals (vdW) forces between two sublayers. Under horizontal strain condition, the n(p)-type SBH decreases from 0.56 (1.62) eV to 0.21 (0.78) eV. By changing the interlayer distance in the range of 2.8 Å to 4.4 Å, the n(p)-type SBH decreases (increases) from 0.88 (0.98) eV to 0.21 (1.76) eV. These findings prove the SBH of the heterojunction to be tuned effectively, which is of great significance to optoelectronic devices, especially in graphene/ZnSe-based nano-electronic and optoelectronic devices.

scholarly journals Tunable Electronic Properties of Graphene/g-AlN Heterostructure: The Effect of Vacancy and Strain Engineering

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefei Liu ◽  
Zhaofu Zhang ◽  
Zijiang Luo ◽  
Bing Lv ◽  
Zhao Ding
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Tensile Strain ◽  
Schottky Barrier Height ◽  
Strain Engineering ◽  
Nitrogen Vacancy ◽  
First Principles Calculation ◽  
Type Contact ◽  
P Type

The structural and electronic properties of graphene/graphene-like Aluminum Nitrides monolayer (Gr/g-AlN) heterojunction with and without vacancies are systematically investigated by first-principles calculation. The results prove that Gr/g-AlN with nitrogen-vacancy (Gr/g-AlN-VN) is energy favorable with the smallest sublayer distance and binding energy. Gr/g-AlN-VN is nonmagnetic, like that in the pristine Gr/g-AlN structure, but it is different from the situation of g-AlN-VN, where a magnetic moment of 1 μB is observed. The metallic graphene acts as an electron acceptor in the Gr/g-AlN-VN and donor in Gr/g-AlN and Gr/g-AlN-VAl contacts. Schottky barrier height Φ B , n by traditional (hybrid) functional of Gr/g-AlN, Gr/g-AlN-VAl, and Gr/g-AlN-VN are calculated as 2.35 (3.69), 2.77 (3.23), and 1.10 (0.98) eV, respectively, showing that vacancies can effectively modulate the Schottky barrier height. Additionally, the biaxial strain engineering is conducted to modulate the heterojunction contact properties. The pristine Gr/g-AlN, which is a p-type Schottky contact under strain-free condition, would transform to an n-type contact when 10% compressive strain is applied. Ohmic contact is formed under a larger tensile strain. Furthermore, 7.5% tensile strain would tune the Gr/g-AlN-VN from n-type to p-type contact. These plentiful tunable natures would provide valuable guidance in fabricating nanoelectronics devices based on Gr/g-AlN heterojunctions.

First-principles study of two-dimensional bilayer GaN: structure, electronic properties and temperature effect

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (SC) ◽  
pp. SCCB35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoe Yayama ◽  
Anh Khoa Augustin Lu ◽  
Tetsuya Morishita ◽  
Takeshi Nakanishi
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Effect ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
First Principles Study

First-principles prediction of ferroelasticity tuned anisotropic auxeticity and carrier mobility in two-dimensional AgO

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Cheng Tang ◽  
Chunmei Zhang ◽  
Yuantong Gu ◽  
Aijun Du
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Properties ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Carrier Mobility ◽  
Two Dimensional

A novel AgO monolayer is highlighted with ferroelasticity tuned anisotropic mechanical and electronic properties.

scholarly journals Rich p -type-doping phenomena in boron-substituted silicene systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 200723
Author(s):  
Hai Duong Pham ◽  
Wu-Pei Su ◽  
Thi Dieu Hien Nguyen ◽  
Ngoc Thanh Thuy Tran ◽  
Ming-Fa Lin
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Fermi Level ◽  
Charge Density ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Chemical Environment ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Density Distributions ◽  
Essential Properties ◽  
P Type

The essential properties of monolayer silicene greatly enriched by boron substitutions are thoroughly explored through first-principles calculations. Delicate analyses are conducted on the highly non-uniform Moire superlattices, atom-dominated band structures, charge density distributions and atom- and orbital-decomposed van Hove singularities. The hybridized 2 p z –3 p z and [2s, 2 p x , 2 p y ]–[3s, 3 p x , 3 p y ] bondings, with orthogonal relations, are obtained from the developed theoretical framework. The red-shifted Fermi level and the modified Dirac cones/ π bands/ σ bands are clearly identified under various concentrations and configurations of boron-guest atoms. Our results demonstrate that the charge transfer leads to the non-uniform chemical environment that creates diverse electronic properties.

scholarly journals Prediction of 10-fold coordinated TiO2 and SiO2 structures at multimegabar pressures

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (22) ◽  
pp. 6898-6901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Lyle ◽  
Chris J. Pickard ◽  
Richard J. Needs
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Pressure Range ◽  
Extrasolar Planets ◽  
Equations Of State ◽  
Space Group ◽  
P Type ◽  
Pressure Phase

We predict by first-principles methods a phase transition in TiO2 at 6.5 Mbar from the Fe2P-type polymorph to a ten-coordinated structure with space group I4/mmm. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of the pressure-induced phase transition to the I4/mmm structure among all dioxide compounds. The I4/mmm structure was found to be up to 3.3% denser across all pressures investigated. Significant differences were found in the electronic properties of the two structures, and the metallization of TiO2 was calculated to occur concomitantly with the phase transition to I4/mmm. The implications of our findings were extended to SiO2, and an analogous Fe2P-type to I4/mmm transition was found to occur at 10 TPa. This is consistent with the lower-pressure phase transitions of TiO2, which are well-established models for the phase transitions in other AX2 compounds, including SiO2. As in TiO2, the transition to I4/mmm corresponds to the metallization of SiO2. This transformation is in the pressure range reached in the interiors of recently discovered extrasolar planets and calls for a reformulation of the equations of state used to model them.

Tuning the Schottky barrier height in a multiferroic In2Se3/Fe3GeTe2 van der Waals heterojunction

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Javaid ◽  
Patrick David Taylor ◽  
Sherif Abdulkader Tawfik ◽  
Michelle Jeanette Sapountzis Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Schottky Barrier Height ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Ferroelectric Material ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Significant Interest

The ferroelectric material In2Se3 is currently of significant interest due to its built-in polarisation characteristics that can significantly modulate its electronic properties. Here we employ density functional theory to determine...

Strain engineering and electric field tunable of the electronic properties of two-dimensional ZnGeN2 monolayer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Nga Do ◽  
Son-Tung Nguyen ◽  
Khang Pham
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Strain Engineering ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Structural And Electronic Properties

In this work, by means of the first-principles calculations, we investigate the structural and electronic properties of a two-dimensional ZnGeN2 monolayer as well as the effects of strains and electric...

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