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First-Principles Study of Intrinsic Point Defects of Monolayer GeS |
| Chen Qiu1,2,, Ruyue Cao2,3*, Cai-Xin Zhang2, Chen Zhang2,3, Dan Guo2,3, Tao Shen2,3, Zhu-You Liu2,3, Yu-Ying Hu2,3, Fei Wang1*, and Hui-Xiong Deng2,3* |
1International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
2State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
3Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Chen Qiu, Ruyue Cao, Cai-Xin Zhang et al 2021 Chin. Phys. Lett. 38 026103 |
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Abstract The properties of six kinds of intrinsic point defects in monolayer GeS are systematically investigated using the “transfer to real state” model, based on density functional theory. We find that Ge vacancy is the dominant intrinsic acceptor defect, due to its shallow acceptor transition energy level and lowest formation energy, which is primarily responsible for the intrinsic p-type conductivity of monolayer GeS, and effectively explains the native p-type conductivity of GeS observed in experiment. The shallow acceptor transition level derives from the local structural distortion induced by Coulomb repulsion between the charged vacancy center and its surrounding anions. Furthermore, with respect to growth conditions, Ge vacancies will be compensated by fewer n-type intrinsic defects under Ge-poor growth conditions. Our results have established the physical origin of the intrinsic p-type conductivity in monolayer GeS, as well as expanding the understanding of defect properties in low-dimensional semiconductor materials.
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Received: 13 November 2020
Published: 27 January 2021
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61.72.-y
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(Defects and impurities in crystals; microstructure)
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61.72.Bb
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(Theories and models of crystal defects)
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71.55.-i
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(Impurity and defect levels)
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71.20.-b
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(Electron density of states and band structure of crystalline solids)
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| Fund: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61922077, 11804333, 11704114, 11874347, 61121491, 61427901, 11634003, and U1930402), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2016YFB0700700 and 2018YFB2200100), the Science Challenge Project (Grant No. TZ2016003), and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 2017154). |
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