Electron emission from diamondoids: a diffusion quantum Monte Carlo study |
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Authors: | Drummond N D Williamson A J Needs R J Galli G |
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Affiliation: | TCM Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | We present density-functional theory (DFT) and quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) calculations designed to resolve experimental and theoretical controversies over the optical properties of H-terminated C nanoparticles (diamondoids). The QMC results follow the trends of well-converged plane-wave DFT calculations for the size dependence of the optical gap, but they predict gaps that are 1-2 eV higher. They confirm that quantum confinement effects disappear in diamondoids larger than 1 nm, which have gaps below that of bulk diamond. Our QMC calculations predict a small exciton binding energy and a negative electron affinity (NEA) for diamondoids up to 1 nm, resulting from the delocalized nature of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. The NEA suggests a range of possible applications of diamondoids as low-voltage electron emitters. |
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