Moontragoon, P, Thirayatorn, R, Sikam, P et al. (1 more author) (2020) The DFT Study of Electronic and Optical Properties of the Surface Functional SiGe, GeSn and GeSn Nanostructures. Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 47 (4). pp. 796-814. ISSN 0125-2526
Abstract
The electronic and optical properties of Si, Ge, and Sn nanostructures are widely studied for various applications, including drug delivery, cell imaging, biosensing and biomedical. This work considers the effect on electronic and optical properties of SiGe, SiSn and GeSn nanostructures by varying the surface functional and the structure size. The considered structures are about spherical-shaped, with a zinc-blende crystal structure, and H, O+H, OH, and NH2-capped. The optimized structures and their absorption energies are calculated by density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory TD-DFT techniques. In all calculations, the B3LYP and 6-31g basis are used for investigation of electronic and optical properties for SiGe nanostructures, while the LanL2DZ is used for SiSn and GeSn nanostructures. The results show that the optical gap depends not only on the size but also on the terminations on the nanostructure surface. This dependence allows for the possibility of electronic and optical gap engineering.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Reproduced with permission from the publisher. |
Keywords: | optical properties; electronic circular dichroism (ECD); TD-DFT; surface functional SiGe; GeSn and GeSn; SiGe; GeSn and GeSn nanostructures |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Pollard Institute (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Sep 2020 14:12 |
Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2020 12:38 |
Published Version: | https://epg.science.cmu.ac.th/ejournal/journalDeta... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Chiang Mai University |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:165565 |