应变对纤锌矿结构GaN电子结构及光学性质的影响

使用第一性原理密度泛函理论（DFT）框架下的广义梯度近似（GGA+U）方法计算单轴应变对纤锌矿结构GaN的键长、差分电荷密度、电子结构以及光学性质的影响.结果表明：带隙随应变的增加而减小,压应变在（-1%~-3%）范围内变化时带隙变化不明显,压应变超过3%时带隙随应变的增大显著减小.光学性质研究表明,应变对介电函数虚部峰的位置和大小都产生影响,静态介电常数随应变的增大而增大;应变使GaN的吸收系数减小.     

(110)应变对立方相Ca_2P_(0.25)Si_(0.75)能带结构及光学性质的影响

采用第一性原理贋势平面波方法对(110)应变下立方相Ca_2P_(0.25)Si_(0.75)的能带结构及光学性质进行模拟计算,全面分析了应变对Ca_2P_(0.25)Si_(0.75)能带结构、光学性质的影响.计算结果表明:在92%~100%压应变范围内随着应变的逐渐增大导带向低能方向移动,价带向高能方向移动,带隙呈线性逐渐减小,但始终为直接带隙;在100%~102%张应变范围内随着应变的增加,带隙呈逐渐增大,应变达到102%直接带隙最大Eg=0.54378 e V;在102%~104%应变范围内随着应变的增加,带隙逐渐减小;当应变大于104%带隙变为间接带隙且带隙随着应变增大而减小.施加应变Ca_2P_(0.25)Si_(0.75)的介电常数、折射率均增大;施加压应变吸收系数增加,反射率减小;施加张应变吸收系数减小,反射率增加.综上所述,应变可以改变Ca_2P_(0.25)Si_(0.75)的电子结构和光学常数,是调节Ca_2P_(0.25)Si_(0.75)光电传输性能的有效手段.     

非对称双轴张应变对锗能带的影响

采用第一性原理方法系统地研究了沿(001)、(101)和(111)面施加晶面内各方向应变不相等的双轴张应变,即非对称双轴张应变对锗能带结构的影响.结果表明:对于沿(001)面施加非对称双轴张应变,至少某一个方向应变大于2.95%,间接-直接带隙转变才能发生;对于沿(101)面施加非对称双轴张应变,至少某一个方向应变大于3.44%,间接-直接带隙转变才能发生;然而,沿(111)面施加非对称双轴张应变,不发生间接-直接带隙转变.另外,研究还发现无论是施加对称双轴应变还是非对称双轴应变,间接-直接带隙转变得到的应变Ge带隙值都与应变前后拉伸面面积变化大小成反比.     

（110）应变对立方相Ca2Si能带结构及光学性质的影响

采用第一性原理贋势平面波方法对(110)应变下立方相Ca2P0.25Si0.75的能带结构及光学性质进行模拟计算,全面分析了应变对Ca2P0.25Si0.75能带结构、光学性质的影响。计算结果表明：在92%~100%压应变范围内随着应变的逐渐增大导带向低能方向移动,价带向高能方向移动,带隙呈线性逐渐减小,但始终为直接带隙;在100%~102%张应变范围内随着应变的增加,带隙呈逐渐增大,应变达到102%直接带隙最大Eg=0.54378eV;在102%~104%应变范围内随着应变的增加,带隙逐渐减小;当应变大于104%带隙变为间接带隙且带隙随着应变增大而减小。施加应变Ca2P0.25Si0.75的介电常数、折射率均增大;施加压应变吸收系数增加,反射率减小;施加张应变吸收系数减小,反射率增加。综上所述,应变可以改变Ca2P0.25Si0.75的电子结构和光学常数,是调节Ca2P0.25Si0.75光电传输性能的有效手段。     

（110）应变对立方相Ca2Si能带结构及光学性质的影响

采用第一性原理贋势平面波方法对(110)应变下立方相Ca2P0.25Si0.75的能带结构及光学性质进行模拟计算,全面分析了应变对Ca2P0.25Si0.75能带结构、光学性质的影响。计算结果表明：在92%~100%压应变范围内随着应变的逐渐增大导带向低能方向移动,价带向高能方向移动,带隙呈线性逐渐减小,但始终为直接带隙;在100%~102%张应变范围内随着应变的增加,带隙呈逐渐增大,应变达到102%直接带隙最大Eg=0.54378eV;在102%~104%应变范围内随着应变的增加,带隙逐渐减小;当应变大于104%带隙变为间接带隙且带隙随着应变增大而减小。施加应变Ca2P0.25Si0.75的介电常数、折射率均增大;施加压应变吸收系数增加,反射率减小;施加张应变吸收系数减小,反射率增加。综上所述,应变可以改变Ca2P0.25Si0.75的电子结构和光学常数,是调节Ca2P0.25Si0.75光电传输性能的有效手段。     

单轴应变对氮化铟电子结构及光学性质的影响

采用密度泛函理论框架下的第一性原理平面波赝势方法,计算单轴应变下闪锌矿氮化铟的电子结构及光学性质.结果表明：施加应变会使带隙变窄.对于拉应变,随着应变增大带隙减小程度增大;对于压应变,随应变增大带隙减小程度减弱;且拉、压应变对带隙调控都是线性的.在能量区间4 eV~12 eV范围内施加应变时,氮化铟的吸收光谱发生红移,随拉应变程度增加,吸收光谱的红移进一步加大;随压应变增加,吸收光谱红移减弱;在该范围内,氮化铟的折射率、反射率随拉应变的增大而增加,随压应变增加减小;施加拉应变时能量损失函数峰值增大,施加压应变后能量损失函数峰值减小.通过施加单轴应变能有效调节氮化铟材料的电结构及光学性质.     

N型掺杂应变Ge发光性质

应变锗材料具有准直接带特性,而且与标准硅工艺兼容,成为实现硅基发光器件重要的候选材料之一.本文基于vandeWalle形变势理论,计算了应变情况下半导体Ge材料的能带结构以及载流子在导带中的分布;通过分析载流子直接带和间接带间的辐射复合以及俄歇复合、位错等引起的非辐射复合的竞争,计算了N型掺杂张应变Ge材料直接带跃迁的内量子效率和光增益等发光性质.结果表明,张应变可有效增强Ge材料直接带隙跃迁发光.在1.5%张应变条件下,N型掺杂Ge的最大内量子效率可以达到74.6%,光增益可以与III-V族材料相比拟.     

基于锡组分和双轴张应力调控的临界带隙应变Ge_(1-x)Sn_x能带特性与迁移率计算

能带工程通过改变材料的能带结构可以显著提升其电学和光学性质,已广泛应用于半导体材料的改性研究.双轴张应力和Sn组分共同作用下的Ge_(1-x)Sn_x合金,不仅可以解决直接带隙转变所需高Sn组分带来的工艺难题,而且载流子迁移率会显著提升,在单片光电集成领域有很好的应用前景.根据形变势理论,分析了(001)面双轴张应变Ge_(1-x)Sn_x的带隙转变条件,并给出了在带隙转变临界点Sn组分和双轴张应力的关系;采用8κ·p方法,得到了临界带隙双轴张应变Ge_(1-x)Sn_x在布里渊区中心点附近的能带结构,进而计算得到电子与空穴有效质量;基于载流子散射模型,计算了电子与空穴迁移率.计算结果表明:较低Sn组分和双轴张应力的组合即可得到直接带隙Ge_(1-x)Sn_x合金,且直接带隙宽度随着应力的增大而减小;临界带隙双轴张应变Ge_(1-x)Sn_x具有极高的电子迁移率,空穴迁移率在较小应力作用下即可显著提升.考虑工艺实现难度和材料性能两个方面,可以选择4%Sn组分与1.2 GPa双轴张应力或3%Sn组分与1.5 GPa双轴张应力的组合用于高速器件和光电器件的设计.     

溅射制备Ge,Nb共掺杂窄光学带隙和低电阻率的TiO2薄膜

采用射频磁控溅射技术制备了Ge,Nb共掺杂的锐钛矿结构TiO₂薄膜,详细探讨了薄膜的结构、电阻率及光学带隙等性质随Ge,Nb掺杂量、溅射功率和热处理温度等参数的变化,发现Ge,Nb共掺杂可以同时调节TiO₂薄膜的光学带隙和电阻率.体积分数约为6%Nb和20%Ge的共掺杂TiO₂薄膜电阻率由10⁴Ω/cm减小至10^-1Ω/cm,光学带隙由3.2 eV减小至1.9 eV.退火后掺杂TiO₂薄膜不仅显示更低的电阻率,还表现出更强的可见-红外光吸收.结果表明,改变Ge,Nb的掺杂量和退火条件能够制备出电阻率和带隙都可调的TiO₂薄膜.     

第一性原理研究[111]晶向硅纳米线电子结构,光学性质与压阻特性的应变效应

基于密度泛函理论体系下的广义梯度近似(GGA),利用第一性原理方法计算研究了单轴应变对[111]晶向硅纳米线的电子结构、光学性质以及压阻性质的影响.能带结构和光学性质的结果表明:压应变导致硅纳米线的带隙明显线性减小,且使其由直隙半导体转变为间隙半导体,而施加拉应变后硅纳米线仍为直隙半导体材料,但是带隙略有减小,且价带顶附近的能带线产生了较为复杂的变化.由于能带的应变效应导致其光学性质也相应发生了较大改变:拉应变使硅纳米线的介电峰出现宽化现象,低能区内的光吸收增强,静态折射率和反射率峰值增大,而压应变的效果则相反.结合能带结构与压阻系数计算模型得到的压阻特性结果表明:随着压应变的增加压阻系数单调减小,这主要归因于空穴浓度随压应变显著变化引起的;而拉应变作用时,压阻系数呈现波动趋势,这主要是由于空穴有效传输质量的增加程度和载流子浓度的增加程度不同而相互竞争导致的.上述计算结果表明,设计基于硅纳米线的光电和力电器件时,需考虑其应变效应.     

Strain-induced changes to the electronic structure of germanium

Density functional theory calculations (DFT) are used to investigate the strain-induced changes to the electronic structure of biaxially strained (parallel to the (001), (110) and (111) planes) and uniaxially strained (along the [001], [110] and [111] directions) germanium (Ge). It is calculated that a moderate uniaxial strain parallel to the [111] direction can efficiently transform Ge to a direct bandgap material with a bandgap energy useful for technological applications.     

Ab initio investigation of the mechanical properties of copper

Employing the ab initio total energy method based on the density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation, we have systematically investigated the theoretical mechanical properties of copper (Cu). The theoretical tensile strengths are calculated to be 25.3 GPa, 5.9 GPa, and 37.6 GPa for the fcc Cu single crystal in the [001], [110], and [111] directions, respectively. Among the three directions, the [110] direction is the weakest one due to the occurrence of structure transition at the lower strain and the weakest interaction of atoms between the (110) planes, while the [111] direction is the strongest direction because of the strongest interaction of atoms between the (111) planes. In terms of the elastic constants of Cu single crystal, we also estimate some mechanical quantities of polycrystalline Cu, including bulk modulus B, shear modulus G, Young’s modulus E p , and Poisson’s ratio ν.     

Ab initio investigation on mechanical properties of copper

Employing the ab initio total energy method based on the density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation, we have investigated the theoretical mechanical properties of copper (Cu) systematically. The theoretical tensile strengths are calculated to be 25.3 GPa, 5.9 GPa, and 37.6 GPa for the fcc Cu single crystal in the [001], [110], and [111] directions, respectively. Among the three directions, the [110] direction is the weakest one due to the occurrence of structure transition at the lower strain and the weakest interaction of atoms between the (110) planes, while the [111] direction is the strongest direction because of the strongest interaction of atoms between the (111) planes. In terms of the elastic constants of Cu single crystal, we also estimate some mechanical quantities of polycrystalline Cu, including bulk modulus B, shear modulus G, Young's modulus E_p, and Poisson's ratio ν.     

Quantum confinement and electronic properties of silicon nanowires

We investigate the structural, electronic, and optical properties of hydrogen-passivated silicon nanowires along [110] and [111] directions with diameter d up to 4.2 nm from first principles. The size and orientation dependence of the band gap is investigated and the local-density gap is corrected with the GW approximation. Quantum confinement becomes significant for d<2.2 nm, where the dielectric function exhibits strong anisotropy and new low-energy absorption peaks start to appear in the imaginary part of the dielectric function for polarization along the wire axis.     

Si衬底上分子束外延Ge,Si时的反射式高能电子衍射强度振荡观察

本文观察了在Si(100)和Si(111)衬底上分子束外延Si,Ge时的反射式高能电子衍射(RHEED)强度振荡现象。其振荡特性表明,外延一定厚度的缓冲层可以改善表面的平整性,较慢的生长速率或中断生长一段时间有利于外延膜晶体质量的提高。Si(100)上外延Si或Ge时,沿[100]和[110]方位观测到的振荡特性均为单原子模式,起因于表面存在双畴(2×1)再构;而Si(111)上外延Ge时,[112]方位观测到的振荡为双原子层模式,但在[110]方位观察到不均匀周期的强度振荡行为。两种衬底上保持RHEED     

(100)Si基应变p型金属氧化物半导体[110]晶向电导率有效质量双椭球模型

利用应变技术和沟道晶向工程技术,均可有效增强Si基金属氧化物半导体器件的性能.本文提出了(100)Si p型金属氧化物半导体(PMOS)[110]晶向电导率有效质量双椭球模型,从理论上解释了Si PMOS[100]晶向沟道空穴迁移率为[110]晶向沟道空穴迁移率1.15倍的原因.基于(100)Si基应变PMOS反型层E-k关系,拓展应用该模型,首先获得了(100)Si基应变PMOS反型层价带第一子带等能图,然后给出了(100)Si基应变PMOS器件反型层[110]晶向空穴电导率有效质量模型.本文的模型方案合理可行,可为Si基应变PMOS器件的研究与设计提供有价值的参考.     

Lattice stability and the effect of Co and Re on the ideal strength of Ni:First-principles study of uniaxial tensile deformation

Using first-principles density functional calculations, lattice stability of γ-Ni under [001], [110], and [111] uniaxial tensions and the effect of alloying elements Co and Re on the uniaxial tensile behavior of γ-Ni were studied in this paper.With elastic constants and phonon spectra calculations, we examined the mechanical stability and phonon stability of Ni during the uniaxial tensions along the three characteristic directions. The results show that the mechanical stability and phonon stability of a lattice occurs before the maximum stress–strain point under the [001] and [111] tension, respectively.The effects of Co and Re on the ideal tensile strength of γ-Ni show a significant directivity: Co and Re have little effect on the stresses in [001] and [111] directions, but increases the ideal strength of the system in the weakest uniaxial tensile direction. Moreover, the strengthening effect of Re is significantly better than that of Co. By further analyzing electronic structure, it is found that the effect of alloying elements on the uniaxial tensile behavior of γ-Ni comes from their interactions with host atoms.     

In-plane anisotropy in two-dimensional electron gas at LaAlO_3/SrTiO_3(110) interface

A systematic study of the two-dimensional electron gas at La AlO_3/SrTiO_3(110) interface reveals an anisotropy along two specific directions, [001] and 1ī0. The anisotropy becomes distinct for the interface prepared under high oxygen pressure with low carrier density. Angular dependence of magnetoresistance shows that the electron confinement is stronger along the 1ī0 direction. Gate-tunable magnetoresistance reveals a clear in-plane anisotropy of the spin–orbit coupling,and the spin relaxation mechanism along both directions belongs to D'yakonov–Perel'(DP) scenario. Moreover, in-plane anisotropic superconductivity is observed for the sample with high carrier density, the superconducting transition temperature is lower but the upper critical field is higher along the 1ī0 direction. This in-plane anisotropy could be ascribed to the anisotropic band structure along the two crystallographic directions.     

Complex Studies of the Kinetics of Induced Phase Transition in [001], [011], and [111]-Oriented Single Crystal Relaxor Solid Solutions

The kinetics of an induced phase transition in single-crystal relaxor solid solutions 33PbIn_1/2Nb_1/2O₃–35PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃–32PbTiO₃ and PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃–29PbTiO₃ under application of an electric field along three directions [001], [011], and [111] at room temperature is studied. Joint measurements of optical transmission at different wavelengths, dielectric properties, and attenuation of sound are carried out. It was found that, even in small fields (E ~ 2 kV/cm) applied in the [011] and [111] directions, the maximum changes in all three characteristics as well as the coincidence of the time dependences of the optical transmission at different wavelengths of light occur in the same time interval. It is established that, in the same interval of fields along the [001] direction, the anomalies of the optical properties do not coincide in time with the anomalies of the acoustic and dielectric properties. The results obtained are explained by the induction of single-domain and multidomain phases.     

Ideal shear strength under compression and tension in C, Si, Ge, and cubic SiC: an ab initio density functional theory study

Ideal shear strength under superimposed normal stress of cubic covalent crystals (C, Si, Ge, and SiC) is evaluated by ab initio density functional theory calculation. Shear directions in [112] and [110] on the (111) plane are examined. The critical shear stress along the former direction is lower than that along the latter in all the crystals unless the hydrostatic tension is extremely high. In both the [112]-shear and [110]-shear, critical shear stress is increased by compression in C but is decreased in the other crystals. The different response of the critical shear stress to normal stress is due to the strength of the bond-order term, i.e., dependence of the short-range interatomic attraction on the bond-angle.