Armstrong, Alexander John, McKenna, Keith P orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-3626 and Wang, Yue orcid.org/0000-0002-2482-005X (2023) Directional dependence of band gap modulation via uniaxial strain in MoS2 and TiS3. Nanotechnology. ISSN 0957-4484
Abstract
Strain is widely employed to modulate the band structures of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials. Such band engineering with strain applied along different crystallographic directions, however, is less explored. Here, we investigate the band gap modulation of layered chalcogenides, MoS 2and TiS 3, and the dependence of their band gaps on the directions of applied strain, using first-principles calculations. The band gap transition in MoS 2is found to reduce in energy linearly as a function of increasing tensile strain, with a weakly directional-dependent gradient, varying by 4.6 meV/% (from -52.7 ± 0.6 to -57.3 ± 0.1 meV/%) from the zigzag to armchair directions. Conversely, the band gap in TiS 3decreases with strain applied along the a lattice vector, but increases with strain applied in the perpendicular direction, with a non-linear strain-band gap relationship found between these limits. Analysis of the structure of the materials and character of the band edge states under strain helps explain the origins of the stark differences between MoS 2and TiS 3. Our results provide new insights for strain engineering in 2D materials and the use of the direction of applied strain as another degree of freedom.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 23 Nov 2023 14:40 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2025 00:17 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/acfb12 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/1361-6528/acfb12 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:205805 |
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