Two-dimensional superhard silicon nitrides with widely tunable bandgap, high carrier mobility and hole-doping-induced robust magnetism

The search for new forms of the traditional bulk materials to enrich their interactions and properties is an attractive subject in two-dimensional (2D) materials. In this work, novel tetra-hexa-mixed coordinated 2D silicon nitrides (Si 3 N 4 ) and their analogues are systematically investigated via...

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Published in:Nanoscale 2023-09, Vol.15 (36), p.14912-14922
Main Authors: Ma, Shengqian, Jiang, Jiaxin, Zou, Lanlan, Lin, Jiaqi, Lu, Ning, Zhuo, Zhiwen, Wu, Xiaojun, Li, Qunxiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carrier mobility
Density functional theory
Doping
Electric fields
Electrons
Energy gap
Germanium
High temperature
Lead
Magnetism
Robustness
Room temperature
Silicon nitride
Spintronics
Thermal stability
Tin
Two dimensional materials
Unit cell
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Summary:The search for new forms of the traditional bulk materials to enrich their interactions and properties is an attractive subject in two-dimensional (2D) materials. In this work, novel tetra-hexa-mixed coordinated 2D silicon nitrides (Si 3 N 4 ) and their analogues are systematically investigated via density functional theory. The results show the global minimum 2D structure, Si 3 N 4 (T-aa), is a highly chemically and thermally stable superhard semiconductor with a wide indirect bandgap (about 6.0 eV), which is widely adjustable under both biaxial strain and vertical electric field. It also possesses anisotropic high carrier mobility, up to 5490 cm 2 V −1 s −1 at room temperature. Besides, its nitride analogues of group IV A (Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb) exhibit diverse electronic structures with regular bandgap distribution. Remarkably, some nitride analogues display linearly increasing robust magnetism with hole doping. The theoretical Curie temperatures of Si 3 N 4 and Sn 3 N 4 with hole doping (1h + per unit cell) are 298 and 180 K, respectively. The Si 3 N 4 (T-aa) and its analogues have a variety of excellent properties to be potentially applied in various fields, e.g. , semiconductor electronics, spintronics, high-temperature structural materials, and superhard materials. The two-dimensional (2D) new forms of ceramic material silicon nitrides and it its nitride analogues with novel properties in mechanics, electronics, and magnetics is an attractive subject in 2D materials.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372
DOI:10.1039/d3nr01466e