Schottky barrier modification of GaSSe/graphene heterojunctions based on density functional theory
- 5 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 54 (15), 155104
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abd8ba
Abstract
Constructing van der Waals heterojunctions (vdWHs) is an effective way to solve the defects of two-dimensional (2D) material properties. The crystal structure and electronic properties of 2D monolayer GaSSe have been studied by using first-principles calculation. Based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we designed two different GaSSe/graphene heterojunctions and computed their electrical and interfacial properties. The calculated results confirm that graphene and GaSSe can maintain the original band structure after compounding, and the interaction between the two layers is weak van der Waals (vdW) effect. The energy band gap of graphene can be opened to 25 meV when the GaSSe/graphene heterojunctions are formed. Graphene can be used as an electrode, and electrons will flow from the graphene layer to the GaSSe channel. Moreover, the interlayer distance and the applied electric field have been adjusted to modulate the Schottky barrier height (SBH) and the Schottky contact type (n-type and p-type) of GaSSe/graphene heterojunctions. The two different heterojunctions can achieve Schottky contact type conversion at a layer spacing of 3.00 and 2.70 Å, respectively. The position of the Dirac point of GaSSe/graphene heterojunctions will move with the change of the applied electric field. The Dirac point gradually moves towards the semiconductor valence band as the forward electric field of the heterojunctions increases. In addition, the n-type contact formed at the interface of the GaSSe/graphene heterojunctions will be converted into an Ohmic contact when the reverse electric field is about 0.5 eV/Å. All the theoretical results clarify the fundamental properties of GaSSe/graphene heterojunctions and predict that the GaSSe/graphene heterojunctions can be used to design high-performance field effect transistor (FET) devices.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (11074059)
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2013M531028)
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