Electronic structure of atomically coherent ...
Type de document :
Compte-rendu et recension critique d'ouvrage
Titre :
Electronic structure of atomically coherent square semiconductor superlattices with dimensionality below two
Auteur(s) :
Kalesaki, Efterpi [Auteur]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]
Université du Luxembourg = University of Luxembourg = Universität Luxemburg [uni.lu]
Evers, Wiel H. [Auteur]
Delft University of Technology [TU Delft]
Allan, Guy [Auteur]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]
Vanmaekelbergh, Daniel [Auteur]
Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science
Delerue, Christophe [Auteur]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]
Université du Luxembourg = University of Luxembourg = Universität Luxemburg [uni.lu]
Evers, Wiel H. [Auteur]
Delft University of Technology [TU Delft]
Allan, Guy [Auteur]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]
Vanmaekelbergh, Daniel [Auteur]
Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science
Delerue, Christophe [Auteur]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]
Titre de la revue :
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (1998-2015)
Pagination :
115431-1-9
Éditeur :
American Physical Society
Date de publication :
2013-09-15
ISSN :
1098-0121
Discipline(s) HAL :
Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]
Résumé en anglais : [en]
The electronic structure of recently synthesized square superlattices with atomic coherence composed of PbSe, CdSe, or CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) attached along {100} facets is investigated using tight-binding calculations. ...
Lire la suite >The electronic structure of recently synthesized square superlattices with atomic coherence composed of PbSe, CdSe, or CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) attached along {100} facets is investigated using tight-binding calculations. In experimental realizations of these systems [W. H. Evers et al., Nano Lett. 13, 2317 (2013)], NC facets are atomically bonded, resulting in single-crystalline sheets, which, due to their nanogeometry, have an effective dimensionality below two. We predict electronic structures composed of successive bands formed by strong coupling between the wave functions of nearest-neighbor NCs. This coupling is mainly determined by the number of atoms at the NC bonding plane. The band structures deviate markedly from that of the corresponding two-dimensional (2D) quantum well; the 2D case can be recovered, however, if the effects of the nanogeometry are gradually reduced. The width of the bands can reach hundreds of meV, ascribing highly promising transport properties to square superlattices. The band edges are located at k=0 except for PbSe superlattices, where their position in k space surprisingly depends on the parity of the number of {100} atomic planes in the NCs. Our calculations demonstrate that semiconductors with dimensionality below two have a strong potential for (opto-)electronic, photovoltaic, and spintronic applications.Lire moins >
Lire la suite >The electronic structure of recently synthesized square superlattices with atomic coherence composed of PbSe, CdSe, or CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) attached along {100} facets is investigated using tight-binding calculations. In experimental realizations of these systems [W. H. Evers et al., Nano Lett. 13, 2317 (2013)], NC facets are atomically bonded, resulting in single-crystalline sheets, which, due to their nanogeometry, have an effective dimensionality below two. We predict electronic structures composed of successive bands formed by strong coupling between the wave functions of nearest-neighbor NCs. This coupling is mainly determined by the number of atoms at the NC bonding plane. The band structures deviate markedly from that of the corresponding two-dimensional (2D) quantum well; the 2D case can be recovered, however, if the effects of the nanogeometry are gradually reduced. The width of the bands can reach hundreds of meV, ascribing highly promising transport properties to square superlattices. The band edges are located at k=0 except for PbSe superlattices, where their position in k space surprisingly depends on the parity of the number of {100} atomic planes in the NCs. Our calculations demonstrate that semiconductors with dimensionality below two have a strong potential for (opto-)electronic, photovoltaic, and spintronic applications.Lire moins >
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Anglais
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Non
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