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Title: Modulation of the electronic property of phosphorene by wrinkle and vertical electric field

Abstract

The electronic properties of wrinkled phosphorene and its response to charge injection and external vertical electric field have been studied using first-principles calculations. It is found that small-size wrinkle systems have lower energy than wrinkle-free monolayer, suggesting that free-standing phosphorene spontaneously forms small protrusion on its nanosheet. The ratio of wrinkle height to curvature radius increases with enlarging height, indicating a promotion of field enhancement factor. Furthermore, the injected charges mostly distribute at peak and valley. Direct-to-indirect band-gap transition has been found for zigzag wrinkle with height of 14.81 Å. The band gaps of wrinkled nanosheets decrease almost linearly with increasing field, which is caused by charge separation of valence band maximum and conduction band minimum.

Authors:
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  1. State Key Laboratory of Superlattice and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22482080
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 107; Journal Issue: 11; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; AUGMENTATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HEIGHT; MODULATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PEAKS; VALENCE

Citation Formats

Li, Yan, Wei, Zhongming, and Li, Jingbo. Modulation of the electronic property of phosphorene by wrinkle and vertical electric field. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4931119.
Li, Yan, Wei, Zhongming, & Li, Jingbo. Modulation of the electronic property of phosphorene by wrinkle and vertical electric field. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931119
Li, Yan, Wei, Zhongming, and Li, Jingbo. 2015. "Modulation of the electronic property of phosphorene by wrinkle and vertical electric field". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931119.
@article{osti_22482080,
title = {Modulation of the electronic property of phosphorene by wrinkle and vertical electric field},
author = {Li, Yan and Wei, Zhongming and Li, Jingbo},
abstractNote = {The electronic properties of wrinkled phosphorene and its response to charge injection and external vertical electric field have been studied using first-principles calculations. It is found that small-size wrinkle systems have lower energy than wrinkle-free monolayer, suggesting that free-standing phosphorene spontaneously forms small protrusion on its nanosheet. The ratio of wrinkle height to curvature radius increases with enlarging height, indicating a promotion of field enhancement factor. Furthermore, the injected charges mostly distribute at peak and valley. Direct-to-indirect band-gap transition has been found for zigzag wrinkle with height of 14.81 Å. The band gaps of wrinkled nanosheets decrease almost linearly with increasing field, which is caused by charge separation of valence band maximum and conduction band minimum.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4931119},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22482080}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 11,
volume = 107,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}