First-principle study of the structural,electronic,and optical properties of SiC nanowires
We preform first-principle calculations for the geometric, electronic structures and optical properties of SiC nanowires（NWs）. The dielectric functions dominated by electronic interband transitions are investigated in terms of the calculated optical response functions. The calculated results reveal...
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| Published in | Chinese physics B Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 333 - 338 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.05.2017
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| Summary: | We preform first-principle calculations for the geometric, electronic structures and optical properties of SiC nanowires（NWs）. The dielectric functions dominated by electronic interband transitions are investigated in terms of the calculated optical response functions. The calculated results reveal that the SiC NW is an indirect band-gap semiconductor material except at a minimum SiC NW（n = 12） diameter, showing that the NW（n = 12） is metallic. Charge density indicates that the Si–C bond of SiC NW has mixed ionic and covalent characteristics： the covalent character is stronger than the ionic character, and shows strong s–p hybrid orbit characteristics. Moreover, the band gap increases as the SiC NW diameter increases. This shows a significant quantum size and surface effect. The optical properties indicate that the obvious dielectric absorption peaks shift towards the high energy, and that there is a blue shift phenomenon in the ultraviolet region. These results show that SiC NW is a promising optoelectronic material for the potential applications in ultraviolet photoelectron devices. |
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| Bibliography: | Wei-Hu Zhang1, Fu-Chun Zhang2, Wei-Bin Zhang3, Shao-Lin Zhang3, Woochul Yang3（1 Communication and Information Engineering College, Xi＇an University of Science and Technology, Xi＇an 710068, China ;2 College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yan ＇an University, Yan＇an 716000, China ; 3 Department of Physics, Dongguk University, Seoul 100715, Korea） We preform first-principle calculations for the geometric, electronic structures and optical properties of SiC nanowires（NWs）. The dielectric functions dominated by electronic interband transitions are investigated in terms of the calculated optical response functions. The calculated results reveal that the SiC NW is an indirect band-gap semiconductor material except at a minimum SiC NW（n = 12） diameter, showing that the NW（n = 12） is metallic. Charge density indicates that the Si–C bond of SiC NW has mixed ionic and covalent characteristics： the covalent character is stronger than the ionic character, and shows strong s–p hybrid orbit characteristics. Moreover, the band gap increases as the SiC NW diameter increases. This shows a significant quantum size and surface effect. The optical properties indicate that the obvious dielectric absorption peaks shift towards the high energy, and that there is a blue shift phenomenon in the ultraviolet region. These results show that SiC NW is a promising optoelectronic material for the potential applications in ultraviolet photoelectron devices. ultraviolet dielectric photoelectron metallic ionic covalent transitions optoelectronic valence imaginary 11-5639/O4 |
| ISSN: | 1674-1056 2058-3834 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1674-1056/26/5/057103 |