18 research outputs found
Theoretical Study of Carbon Clusters in Silicon Carbide Nanowires
Using first-principles methods we performed a theoretical study of carbon
clusters in silicon carbide nanowires. We examined small clusters with carbon
interstitials and antisites in hydrogen-passivated SiC nanowires growth along
the [100] and [111] directions. The formation energies of these clusters were
calculated as a function of the carbon concentration. We verified that the
energetic stability of the carbon defects in SiC nanowires depends strongly on
the composition of the nanowire surface: the energetically most favorable
configuration in carbon-coated [100] SiC nanowire is not expected to occur in
silicon-coated [100] SiC nanowire. The binding energies of some aggregates were
also obtained, and they indicate that the formation of carbon clusters in SiC
nanowires is energetically favored.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures; 8 pages,
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnt/2011/203423
Intrinsic Magnetism in Nanosheets of SnO: A First-principles Study
We propose intrinsic magnetism in nanosheets of SnO, based on
first-principles calculations. The electronic structure and spin density reveal
that orbitals of the oxygen atoms, surrounding Sn vacancies, have a non
itinerant nature which gives birth to localized magnetism. A giant decrease in
defect formation energies of Sn vacancies in nanosheets is observed. We,
therefore, believe that native defects can be stabilized without any chemical
doping. Nanosheets of different thicknesses are also studied, and it is found
that it is easier to create vacancies, which are magnetic, at the surface of
the sheets. SnO nanosheets can, therefore, open new opportunities in the
field of spintronics.Comment: J. Magn. Magn. Mate. 2012 (Accepted
Exact and approximate relations for the spin-dependence of the exchange energy in high magnetic fields
The exchange energy of an arbitrary collinear-spin many-body system in an
external magnetic field is a functional of the spin-resolved charge and current
densities, .
Within the framework of density-functional theory (DFT), we show that the
dependence of this functional on the four densities can be fully reconstructed
from either of two extreme limits: a fully polarized system or a completely
unpolarized system. Reconstruction from the limit of an unpolarized system
yields a generalization of the Oliver-Perdew spin scaling relations from
spin-DFT to current-DFT. Reconstruction from the limit of a fully polarized
system is used to derive the high-field form of the local-spin-density
approximation to current-DFT and to magnetic-field DFT.Comment: Int. J. Mod Phys. B, accepted, 2008 (Proceedings of the 18th
International Conference on High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Physics and
Nanotechnology). 5 page
Interaction between pentacene molecules and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides
Using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory, we
investigated the adsorption of pentacene molecules on monolayer two-dimensional
transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD). We considered the four most popular
TMDs, namely, MoS, MoSe, WS and WSe, and we examined the
structural and electronic properties of pentacene/TMD systems. We discuss how
monolayer pentacene interacts with the TMDs, and how this interaction affects
the charge transfer and work function of the heterostructure. We also analyse
the type of band alignment formed in the heterostructure and how it is affected
by molecule-molecule and molecule-substrate interactions. Such analysis is
valuable since pentacene/TMD heterostructures are considered to be promising
for application in flexible, thin and lightweight photovoltaics and
photodetectors.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figure
Contribution of the second Landau level to the exchange energy of the three-dimensional electron gas in a high magnetic field
We derive a closed analytical expression for the exchange energy of the
three-dimensional interacting electron gas in strong magnetic fields, which
goes beyond the quantum limit (L=0) by explicitly including the effect of the
second, L=1, Landau level and arbitrary spin polarization. The inclusion of the
L=1 level brings the fields to which the formula applies closer to the
laboratory range, as compared to previous expressions, valid only for L=0 and
complete spin polarization. We identify, and explain, two distinct regimes,
separated by a critical density . Below , the per-particle exchange
energy is lowered by the contribution of L=1, whereas above it is
increased. As special cases of our general equation we recover various known,
more limited, results for higher fields, and identify and correct a few
inconsistencies in some of these earlier expressions.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures, PRB accepte
Indium coverage of the Si(111)- 7×3 -in surface
The indium coverage of the Si(111)-√7 × √3-In surface is investigated by means of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and first-principles density functional theory calculations. Both experimental and theoretical results indicate that the In coverage is a double layer rather than a single layer. Moreover, the atomic structure of the Si(111)-√7 × √3-In surface is discussed by comparing experimental with simulated scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images and scanning tunneling spectra with the calculated density of states. Our structural assignment agrees with previous studies, except for the interpretation of experimental STM images
Surface structural phase transition induced by the formation of metal-organic networks on Si(111)- √7×√3-In surface
We studied the adsorption of 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) on the Si(111)- Image ID:c9nr07074e-t3.gif-In surface, a known surface superconductor. Scanning tunneling microscopy shows the development of a surface-confined metal–organic network (SMON) where TCNQ molecules coordinate with indium atoms from the underlying Image ID:c9nr07074e-t4.gif reconstruction. The formation of the SMON causes a surface structural phase transition from the Image ID:c9nr07074e-t5.gif reconstruction to a previously unknown 5 × 5 reconstruction of the Si(111)–In surface. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements indicate that the 5 × 5 reconstruction has a stronger insulating character than the Image ID:c9nr07074e-t6.gif reconstruction. Density-functional-theory calculations are used to evaluate the atomic arrangement and stability of the 5 × 5 and Image ID:c9nr07074e-t7.gif reconstructions as a function of In coverage, and suggest that the structural phase transition is driven by a slight reduction of the In coverage, caused by the incorporation of indium atoms into the SMON
Indium coverage of the Si(111)- 7×3 -In surface
The indium coverage of the Si(111)-√7×√3-In surface is investigated by means of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and first-principles density functional theory calculations. Both experimental and theoretical results indicate that the In coverage is a double layer rather than a single layer. Moreover, the atomic structure of the Si(111)-√7×√3-In surface is discussed by comparing experimental with simulated scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images and scanning tunneling spectra with the calculated density of states. Our structural assignment agrees with previous studies, except for the interpretation of experimental STM images