Tunable Band Gap and Conductivity Type of ZnSe/Si Core-Shell Nanowire Heterostructures
The electronic properties of zincblende ZnSe/Si core-shell nanowires (NWs) with a diameter of 1.1–2.8 nm are calculated by means of the first principle calculation. Band gaps of both ZnSe-core/Si-shell and Si-core/ZnSe-shell NWs are much smaller than those of pure ZnSe or Si NWs. Band alignment anal...
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doaj-375b2f3ef1664de3b5802d859ff659bc2020-11-24T23:14:49ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442014-10-017117276728810.3390/ma7117276ma7117276Tunable Band Gap and Conductivity Type of ZnSe/Si Core-Shell Nanowire HeterostructuresYijie Zeng0Huaizhong Xing1Yanbian Fang2Yan Huang3Aijiang Lu4Xiaoshuang Chen5Department of Applied Physics and State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Ren Min Road 2999, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, ChinaDepartment of Applied Physics and State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Ren Min Road 2999, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, ChinaDepartment of Applied Physics and State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Ren Min Road 2999, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, ChinaNational Lab of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute for Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai 200083, ChinaDepartment of Applied Physics and State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Ren Min Road 2999, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, ChinaDepartment of Applied Physics and State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Ren Min Road 2999, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, ChinaThe electronic properties of zincblende ZnSe/Si core-shell nanowires (NWs) with a diameter of 1.1–2.8 nm are calculated by means of the first principle calculation. Band gaps of both ZnSe-core/Si-shell and Si-core/ZnSe-shell NWs are much smaller than those of pure ZnSe or Si NWs. Band alignment analysis reveals that the small band gaps of ZnSe/Si core-shell NWs are caused by the interface state. Fixing the ZnSe core size and enlarging the Si shell would turn the NWs from intrinsic to p-type, then to metallic. However, Fixing the Si core and enlarging the ZnSe shell would not change the band gap significantly. The partial charge distribution diagram shows that the conduction band maximum (CBM) is confined in Si, while the valence band maximum (VBM) is mainly distributed around the interface. Our findings also show that the band gap and conductivity type of ZnSe/Si core-shell NWs can be tuned by the concentration and diameter of the core-shell material, respectively.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/7/11/7276ZnSe/Si core-shellnanowiresinterface statestunable bandgapconductivity type |
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Yijie Zeng Huaizhong Xing Yanbian Fang Yan Huang Aijiang Lu Xiaoshuang Chen Tunable Band Gap and Conductivity Type of ZnSe/Si Core-Shell Nanowire Heterostructures Materials ZnSe/Si core-shell nanowires interface states tunable bandgap conductivity type |
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Yijie Zeng Huaizhong Xing Yanbian Fang Yan Huang Aijiang Lu Xiaoshuang Chen |
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Tunable Band Gap and Conductivity Type of ZnSe/Si Core-Shell Nanowire Heterostructures |
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Tunable Band Gap and Conductivity Type of ZnSe/Si Core-Shell Nanowire Heterostructures |
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Tunable Band Gap and Conductivity Type of ZnSe/Si Core-Shell Nanowire Heterostructures |
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Tunable Band Gap and Conductivity Type of ZnSe/Si Core-Shell Nanowire Heterostructures |
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Tunable Band Gap and Conductivity Type of ZnSe/Si Core-Shell Nanowire Heterostructures |
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tunable band gap and conductivity type of znse/si core-shell nanowire heterostructures |
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The electronic properties of zincblende ZnSe/Si core-shell nanowires (NWs) with a diameter of 1.1–2.8 nm are calculated by means of the first principle calculation. Band gaps of both ZnSe-core/Si-shell and Si-core/ZnSe-shell NWs are much smaller than those of pure ZnSe or Si NWs. Band alignment analysis reveals that the small band gaps of ZnSe/Si core-shell NWs are caused by the interface state. Fixing the ZnSe core size and enlarging the Si shell would turn the NWs from intrinsic to p-type, then to metallic. However, Fixing the Si core and enlarging the ZnSe shell would not change the band gap significantly. The partial charge distribution diagram shows that the conduction band maximum (CBM) is confined in Si, while the valence band maximum (VBM) is mainly distributed around the interface. Our findings also show that the band gap and conductivity type of ZnSe/Si core-shell NWs can be tuned by the concentration and diameter of the core-shell material, respectively. |
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ZnSe/Si core-shell nanowires interface states tunable bandgap conductivity type |
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