Strain effects on electronic and optic properties of monolayer C${}_2$N holey two-dimensional crystals

Abstract

A new two-dimensional material, the C${}_2$N holey 2D (C${}_2$N-$h$2D) crystal, has recently been synthesized. Here we investigate the strain effects on the properties of this new material by first-principles calculations. We show that the material is quite soft with a small stiffness constant and can sustain large strains $\ge 12\%$. It remains a direct gap semiconductor under strain and the bandgap size can be tuned in a wide range as large as 1 eV. Interestingly, for biaxial strain, a band crossing effect occurs at the valence band maximum close to a 8\% strain, leading to a dramatic increase of the hole effective mass. Strong optical absorption can be achieved by strain tuning with absorption coefficient $\sim 10^6$ cm${}^{-1}$ covering a wide spectrum. Our findings suggest the great potential of strain-engineered C${}_2$N-$h$2D in electronic and optoelectronic device applications.

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