Band Gap Modulation of the IV, III-V, and II-VI Semiconductors by Controlling the Solid Size and Dimension and the Temperature of Operation
Band Gap Modulation of the IV, III-V, and II-VI Semiconductors by Controlling the Solid Size and Dimension and the Temperature of Operation
复制标题
通过控制固体尺寸和工作温度来调制 IV、III-V 和 II-VI 半导体
DOI:
10.1021/jp209933v
复制
发表时间:
2011-12-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Sun, Chang Q.
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Chen, Yuming;Li, Jianwei;Sun, Chang Q.
From the perspectives of the energy band theory, the bond order-length-strength correlation, the local-bond-averaging approach, and the core shell configuration for nanostructures, we have reconciled the effect of solid dimension and temperature of operation on the band gap of semiconductors by formulating the band gap as a function of the Hamiltonian and its perturbation by the response of the length and energy of the representative bond to the sample dimensionality and the applied temperature. Theoretical reproduction of the observations of Si, Ge, GaN, AlN, ZnO, ZnSe, and ZnS crystals confirmed that the size tunability of the band gap originates from the skin-region local bond relaxation and the associated quantum entrapment of binding energy. The extent of the E-G change depends on the tunable fraction of the under-coordinated atoms in the skin up to two atomic layers in depth. The temperature dependence of the band gap arises from bond expansion and weakening, with the opposite trends to that induced by size reduction. Furthermore, modeling reproduction of the temperature dependence has led to quantification of the atomic cohesive energy and Debye temperature of the specimen.