Prediction of Silicon-Based Layered Structures for Optoelectronic Applications
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- 作者：Wei Luo ; Yanming Ma ; Xingao Gong ; Hongjun Xiang
- 刊名：Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 出版年：2014
- 出版时间：November 12, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：136
- 期：45
- 页码：15992-15997
- 全文大小：371K
- ISSN：1520-5126
文摘
A method based on the particle swarm optimization algorithm is presented to design quasi-two-dimensional materials. With this development, various single-layer and bilayer materials of C, Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb were predicted. A new Si bilayer structure is found to have a more favored energy than the previously widely accepted configuration. Both single-layer and bilayer Si materials have small band gaps, limiting their usages in optoelectronic applications. Hydrogenation has therefore been used to tune the electronic and optical properties of Si layers. We discover two hydrogenated materials of layered Si8H2 and Si6H2 possessing quasidirect band gaps of 0.75 and 1.59 eV, respectively. Their potential applications for light-emitting diode and photovoltaics are proposed and discussed. Our study opened up the possibility of hydrogenated Si layered materials as next-generation optoelectronic devices.