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PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER
Volume 612, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2021.412977
Keywords
Antimonene; Palladium ditelluride; vdW heterostructure; Optoelectronics; Band alignment
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- Tarbiat Modares University (TMU)
- research council of TMU
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The study reveals that the antimonene/palladium ditelluride heterostructure exhibits semiconductor properties and can be controlled to form different types of semiconductors or conductors by changing external electric field and strain parameters. Additionally, the heterostructure shows absorption of light in the ultraviolet and visible regions, indicating its potential for electronic and optoelectronic applications.
In this article, the structural, electronic, and optical properties of antimonene/palladium ditelluride van der Waals heterostructure were investigated using density functional theory. Our results revealed the Sb/PdTe2 heterostructure in its most stable configuration is an indirect semiconductor with energy bandgap of 0.49 eV and a type-I band alignment. We also studied the impact of strain and external electric field on the structural and electronic properties of this heterostructure. Our results indicate that the band alignment of this heterostructure could be controlled by changing the external electric field and strain parameters to make type-I or type-II semiconductors or a conductor with energy bandgap between 0 eV and 0.55 eV. Furthermore, the calculated optical properties of Sb/PdTe2 show that the heterostructure absorbs light in ultraviolet and visible regions. Overall, it is expected that the novel constructed Sb/PdTe2 heterostructure be a good candidate for electronic and optoelectronic applications.
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