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Electronic properties of Janus MXY/graphene (M = Mo, W; X ≠ Y = S, Se) van der Waals structures: a first-principles study
- Source :
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 22:25675-25684
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2020.
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Abstract
- Based on the first-principles calculations, we studied the intrinsic dipole moment and electronic properties of Janus MXY (M = Mo, W; X ≠ Y = S, Se) monolayers, bilayers and heterostructures with graphene, and the possibility of MXY encapsulating graphene. The results show that Janus MXY monolayer has an intrinsic dipole moment and a direct band gap. However, for MXY bilayers strong interlayer coupling will cause direct to indirect band gap transition, and the existence of the dipole moment leads to a significantly large interlayer band offset, being the driving force for the formation of interlayer excitons. In MXY/graphene heterostructures, changes in the direction of intrinsic dipole moment will cause a change in Schottky barrier height and even the transition between p- and n-type Schottky contacts. Independent of the interface atomic layer of Janus MXY, on one hand, the Dirac cone still exists in graphene, proving that MXY is an ideal coating material. On the other hand, the type-II band alignment will disappear as the intrinsic dipole moment disappears, confirming that the intrinsic dipole moment plays a vital role in the formation of a large band offset. Our results provide guidance for the study of interlayer excitonic states, the experimental construction of atomically thin p-n junctions and the encapsulation of graphene.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Condensed matter physics
Graphene
Schottky barrier
Exciton
General Physics and Astronomy
02 engineering and technology
Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Band offset
0104 chemical sciences
law.invention
Condensed Matter::Materials Science
Dipole
law
Monolayer
Direct and indirect band gaps
Janus
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
0210 nano-technology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14639084 and 14639076
- Volume :
- 22
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2303623682d17ce718ee582eefbe86e0