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A monolayer ferroelectric semiconductor, Ga2S3, has received extensive attention because of its outstanding ductility, extremely high carrier mobility and unique out-of-plane asymmetric polarization characteristics. In this work, T-NbTe2/Ga2S3 ferroelectric heterojunctions are constructed using out-of-plane asymmetric polarization characteristics of Ga2S3. The structural stability, preparation possibility and electrical contact properties for various ferroelectric heterojunction T-NbTe2/Ga2S3 ferroelectric heterojunctions with the different polarization directions of Ga2S3 are systematically studied by the first-principles calculations. It is found that heterojunctions T-NbTe2/Ga2S3 exhibit sensitive responses to out-of-plane asymmetric polarization characteristics of Ga2S3. The two heterojunctions with the most stable energy, PD1 ($ \boldsymbol P_{\downarrow}$) and PU2 ($ \boldsymbol P_{\uparrow} $), in the intrinsic state form N-type and P-type Schottky contact, respectively. The polarization characteristics of the ferroelectric semiconductor Ga2S3 are dependent on the contact type of the Schottky barrier in the ferroelectric heterojunction T-NbTe2/Ga2S3, which provides a practical approach for designing multifunctional Schottky devices. Specifically, the electrical contact depends on the external electric field. For the heterojunction, PD1 (and PU2), the contact can transition from Schottky contact to Ohmic contact at an electric field strength of +0.5 V/Å (+0.6 V/Å). Besides electric field, the contact properties of both heterojunctions PD1 and PU2 may also be tuned by an external biaxial strain. For the heterojunction, PD1, the contact can transition from Schottky contact to Ohmic contact at a biaxial strain tensile of 8%. And for the heterojunction, PU2, the contact can transition from P-type Schottky contact to N-type Schottky contact at a biaxial strain tensile of 2%, then from N-type Schottky contact to Ohmic contact at a strain tensile of 10%. These results provide a theoretical reference for designing two-dimensional ferroelectric nanodevices with high-performance electrical contact interfaces.
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Keywords:
- metal-semiconductor heterojunction /
- Schottky contact /
- Ohmic contact /
- electrical contact
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图 1 单层原子结构 (a) T-NbTe2, (b) Ga2S3 (极化向下)和(c) Ga2S3 (极化向下)的正视图和侧视图. 红色箭头表示极化方向. 单层(d) T-NbTe2和(e) Ga2S3能带结构
Figure 1. Top-view and side-view of single-layer atomic structures: (a) T-NbTe2; (b) Ga2S3 (polarized downward); (c) Ga2S3 (polarized upward). The red arrow indicates the polarization direction. Energy band structures of single layers: (d) T-NbTe2; (e) Ga2S3.
图 2 (a)异质结的6种堆垛方式, 阴影为两种最稳定的堆垛结构; (b)优化后各堆垛的结合能(柱状图)以及层间距(蓝色点); (c) PD1和PU2的电子定位函数
Figure 2. (a) The six stacking sequences of heterojunctions, with the shaded ones representing the two most stable stacking structures; (b) pptimized binding energy (presented as a bar chart) and interlayer spacing (blue dots) for each stacking sequence; (c) the electron localization function of PD1 and PU2.
图 4 (a)异质结PD1和PU2的投影能带结构; (b)异质结PD1和PU2的空间电荷密度差. 插图中红色(蓝色)表示电子积累(消耗), 等值面设为0.0005 e/Å3
Figure 4. (a) Projected band structures of heterojunctions PD1 and PU2; (b) the spatial charge density difference for heterojunctions PD1 and PU2. In the illustration, the red (blue) represent electron accumulation (depletion), and the isosurface is set to 0.0005 e/Å3
图 5 (a) PD1和PU2的肖特基势垒高度随外加电场的变化曲线; (b) 异质结PD1在外加电场下的能带结构; (c) 异质结PU2在外加电场下的能带结构. 红色表示Ga2S3, 蓝绿色表示T-NbTe2
Figure 5. (a) Variation curves of the Schottky barrier height of PD1 and PU2 with the applied electric field; (b) band structure of the heterojunction PD1 under the applied electric field; (c) band structure of the heterojunction PU2 under the applied electric field. The red lines represent Ga2S3, and the cyan lines represent T-NbTe2.
图 6 (a)异质结PD1和PU2的肖特基势垒高度随双轴应变的变化曲线; (b)异质结PD1在应变下的能带结构; (c)异质结PU2在应变下的能带结构. 红色表示Ga2S3, 蓝绿色表示T-NbTe2
Figure 6. (a) Trend of SBH of heterojunction PD1 and PU2 with the biaxial strain; (b) band structure of the heterojunction PD1 under strains; (c) band structure of the heterojunction PU2 under strain. The red lines represent Ga2S3, and the cyan lines represent T-NbTe2.
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[1] Li Z H, Han J N, Cao S G, Zhang Z H 2023 Appl. Surf. Sci. 636 157766
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