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In view of the newly synthesized two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor material WSi2N4 (WSN) and the 2D metal material MoSH (MSH), a metal-semiconductor MSH/WSN Schottky-junction is constructed in this work. In practical applications of metal-semiconductor contact, the presence of the Schottky barrier degrades the device performance severely. Therefore, it is crucial to obtain a smaller Schottky barrier height or even an Ohmic contact. Here, the first-principles calculations are used to investigate the variation of the Schottky barrier in MSH/WSN Schottky-junction under an external electric field and a biaxial strain. The results show that both external electric field and biaxial strain can effectively modulate the Schottky barrier of the MSH/WSN Schottky-junction. The dynamic switching between the p-type Schottky contact and the n-type Schottky contact can be achieved under the action of positive external electric field in the MSH/WSN Schottky-junction. Under the action of negative external electric field, the MSH/WSN Schottky-junction can be modulated to realize the transition from the Schottky contact to the Ohmic contact. The large biaxial strain can also induce the MSH/WSN Schottky-junction to realize the transition between the p-type Schottky contact and the n-type Schottky contact. This work may provide theoretical guidance for the WSN semiconductor based Schottky functional devices and field-effect transistors.
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Keywords:
- WSi2N4 /
- MoSH /
- metal-semiconductor contact /
- Schottky contact
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图 1 (a) MSH与(c) WSN的侧视图与俯视图; (b) MSH与(d) WSN的能带结构. 费米能级被设置为0点
Figure 1. Top and side views of (a) MSH and (c) WSN; band structures of (b) MSH and (d) WSN. The Fermi level is set to zero.
图 2 (a) MHS/WSN与(c) MSH/WSN肖特基结的侧视图; (b) MHS/WSN与(d) MSH/WSN肖特基结的俯视图
Figure 2. Side views of (a) MHS/WSN and (c) MSH/WSN Schottky-junctions. Top views of (b) MHS/WSN and (d) MSH/WSN Schottky-junctions.
图 3 (a) MHS/WSN与(d) MSH/WSN肖特基结的投影能带结构; (b) MHS/WSN与(e) MSH/WSN肖特基结的两个界面之间沿Z平面的平面平均差分电荷密度; (c) MHS/WSN与(f) MSH/WSN肖特基结的有效静电势. 其中绿色和黄色线条分别代表了MSH和WSN对肖特基结的贡献, 费米能级被设置为0点
Figure 3. Projected band structures of (a) MHS/WSN and (d) MSH/WSN Schottky-junctions. Plane-averaged differential charge densities between two interfaces along Z-plane of (b) MHS/WSN and (e) MSH/WSN Schottky-junctions. The effective electrostatic potential of (c) MHS/WSN and (f) MSH/WSN Schottky-junctions. The green and yellow lines represent the contributions of MSH and WSN, respectively. The Fermi level is set to zero.
图 4 不同外加电场下MSH/WSN肖特基结的投影能带结构(–0.4 — +0.4 V/Å), 费米能级被设置为0点
Figure 4. Projected band structures of MSH/WSN Schottky-junctions under different external electric fields (ranging from –0.4 to 0.4 V/Å). The Fermi level is set to zero.
图 5 MSH/WSN肖特基结在不同(a)外电场(Eext)和(b)双轴应变(ε)下的肖特基势垒的变化
Figure 5. Variation of the Schottky barrier heights under different (a) external electric fields (Eext) and (b) biaxial strain (ε) in MSH/WSN Schottky-junction.
图 6 不同双轴应变ε下MSH/WSN肖特基结的投影能带结构(–8%—+8%), 费米能级被设置为0点
Figure 6. Projected band structures of MSH/WSN Schottky-junctions under different biaxial strain ε (ranging from –8% to 8%). The Fermi level is set to zero.
图 7 基于MSH/WSN肖特基结的可调谐肖特基二极管的示意图
Figure 7. Schematic diagram of a tunable Schottky diode based on MSH/WSN Schottky-junctions.
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Google Scholar
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