研究目的
To investigate the structural and electronic properties of B, C, N, O, and F impurities in non-passivated [001] silicon nanowires, focusing on their formation energies, stability, and effects on the nanowire's metallic behavior and bandgap.
研究成果
The impurities are most stable at interstitial sites in the double negative charge state. Neutral C, N, and F impurities open a small bandgap by perturbing surface states, while B and O enhance metallicity. Injecting electrons recovers metallicity. Doping with acceptors or hydrogen is suggested to reduce metallic behavior in thin Si nanowires.
研究不足
The study is theoretical and based on DFT-LDA approximations, which may not fully capture all electronic interactions. Experimental validation is not provided. The focus is on specific impurities and nanowire configurations, limiting generalizability to other systems or passivated nanowires.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
Density Functional Theory (DFT) within the Local Density Approximation (LDA) and gradient-conjugated techniques were used, implemented with the plane-wave pseudopotential method in the Abinit code. Supercell models described the Si nanowires.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
Non-passivated [001] silicon nanowires with diameters of
3:38 ? and lengths up to 371 ? were modeled. Impurities (B, C, N, O, F) were placed at interstitial and substitutional sites. List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Computational software (Abinit code, Opium code for pseudopotentials), optimized norm-conserving Troullier-Martins pseudopotentials, cut-off energy of 60 Ry, Monkhorst-Pack mesh (1,1,4), vacuum length of 12 ? in supercells.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
Atomic positions were relaxed until forces were below
5:0e-5 Hartrees/Bohr. Formation energies were evaluated using equations from prior work. Band structures and electronic densities were calculated for neutral and charged states. Data Analysis Methods:
Analysis of formation energy differences, band structures, Kohn-Sham states, and electronic densities to infer structural changes and electronic properties.
独家科研数据包,助您复现前沿成果,加速创新突破
获取完整内容