Isotropic Contact Properties in Monolayer GeAs Field-Effect Transistors
Owing to the tunable bandgap and high thermodynamic stability, anisotropic monolayer (ML) GeAs have arisen as an attractive candidate for electronic and optoelectronic applications. The contact properties of ML GeAs with 2D metal (graphene, Ti<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>2</sub>, V<...
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| description | Owing to the tunable bandgap and high thermodynamic stability, anisotropic monolayer (ML) GeAs have arisen as an attractive candidate for electronic and optoelectronic applications. The contact properties of ML GeAs with 2D metal (graphene, Ti<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>2</sub>, V<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>2</sub>, and Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) and Cu electrodes are explored along two principal axes in field-effect transistors (FET) by employing ab initio electronic structure calculations and quantum transport simulations. Weak van der Waals interactions are found between ML GeAs and the 2D metal electrodes with the band structure of ML GeAs kept the same, while there is a strong interaction between ML GeAs and the Cu metal electrode, resulting in the obvious hybridization of the band structure. Isotropic contact properties are seen along the two principal directions. <i>P</i>-type lateral Schottky contacts are established in ML GeAs FETs with Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, graphene, and Ti<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>2</sub> metals, with a hole Schottky barrier height (SBH) of 0.12 (0.20), 0.15 (0.11), and 0.29 (0.21) eV along the armchair (zigzag) direction, respectively, and an <i>n</i>-type lateral Schottky contact is established with the Cu electrode with an electron SBH of 0.64 (0.57) eV. Surprisingly, ML GeAs forms ideal <i>p</i>-type Ohmic contacts with the V<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>2</sub> electrode. The results provide a theoretical foundation for comprehending the interactions between ML GeAs and metals, as well as for designing high-performance ML GeAs FETs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d4e354c272145e3adaab958bb00c88a2023-12-08T15:22:24ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-11-012823780610.3390/molecules28237806Isotropic Contact Properties in Monolayer GeAs Field-Effect TransistorsWeiqi Song0Haosong Liu1Feihu Zou2Yize Niu3Yue Zhao4Yao Cong5Yuanyuan Pan6Qiang Li7College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Institute of New Energy, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, ChinaCollege of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Institute of New Energy, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, ChinaCollege of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaOwing to the tunable bandgap and high thermodynamic stability, anisotropic monolayer (ML) GeAs have arisen as an attractive candidate for electronic and optoelectronic applications. The contact properties of ML GeAs with 2D metal (graphene, Ti<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>2</sub>, V<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>2</sub>, and Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) and Cu electrodes are explored along two principal axes in field-effect transistors (FET) by employing ab initio electronic structure calculations and quantum transport simulations. Weak van der Waals interactions are found between ML GeAs and the 2D metal electrodes with the band structure of ML GeAs kept the same, while there is a strong interaction between ML GeAs and the Cu metal electrode, resulting in the obvious hybridization of the band structure. Isotropic contact properties are seen along the two principal directions. <i>P</i>-type lateral Schottky contacts are established in ML GeAs FETs with Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, graphene, and Ti<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>2</sub> metals, with a hole Schottky barrier height (SBH) of 0.12 (0.20), 0.15 (0.11), and 0.29 (0.21) eV along the armchair (zigzag) direction, respectively, and an <i>n</i>-type lateral Schottky contact is established with the Cu electrode with an electron SBH of 0.64 (0.57) eV. Surprisingly, ML GeAs forms ideal <i>p</i>-type Ohmic contacts with the V<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>2</sub> electrode. The results provide a theoretical foundation for comprehending the interactions between ML GeAs and metals, as well as for designing high-performance ML GeAs FETs.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/23/7806monolayer GeAsquantum transport simulationsSchottky barrierfield-effect transistors |
| spellingShingle | Weiqi Song Haosong Liu Feihu Zou Yize Niu Yue Zhao Yao Cong Yuanyuan Pan Qiang Li Isotropic Contact Properties in Monolayer GeAs Field-Effect Transistors Molecules monolayer GeAs quantum transport simulations Schottky barrier field-effect transistors |
| title | Isotropic Contact Properties in Monolayer GeAs Field-Effect Transistors |
| title_full | Isotropic Contact Properties in Monolayer GeAs Field-Effect Transistors |
| title_fullStr | Isotropic Contact Properties in Monolayer GeAs Field-Effect Transistors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isotropic Contact Properties in Monolayer GeAs Field-Effect Transistors |
| title_short | Isotropic Contact Properties in Monolayer GeAs Field-Effect Transistors |
| title_sort | isotropic contact properties in monolayer geas field effect transistors |
| topic | monolayer GeAs quantum transport simulations Schottky barrier field-effect transistors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/23/7806 |
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