A Novel and Functional Single-Layer Sheet of ZnSe

Zhou, Jia; Sumpter, Bobby G.; Kent, Paul R.  C.; Huang, Jingsong

doi:10.1021/am505655m

Title: A Novel and Functional Single-Layer Sheet of ZnSe

Journal Article · Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2014 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/am505655m· OSTI ID:1185574

Zhou, Jia ^[1]; Sumpter, Bobby G. ^[1]; Kent, Paul R. C. ^[1]; Huang, Jingsong ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

In this Communication, we report a novel singlelayer sheet of ZnSe, with a three-atomic thickness, which demonstrates a strong quantum confinement effect by exhibiting a large blue shift of 2.0 eV in its absorption edge relative to the zinc blende (ZB) bulk phase. Theoretical optical absorbance shows that the largest absorption of this ultrathin single-layer sheet of ZnSe occurs at a wavelength similar to its four-atom-thick doublelayer counterpart but with higher photoabsorption efficiency, suggesting a superior behavior on incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency for solar water splitting, among other potential applications. The results presented herein for ZnSe may be generalized to other group II-VI analogues.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; AC05-00OR22750; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1185574

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 7, Issue 3; ISSN 1944-8244

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Country of Publication:: United States

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