Tin monochalcogenide heterostructures as mechanically rigid infrared bandgap semiconductors
arXiv:1803.10364 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.051003
Abstract
Based on first-principles density functional calculations, we show that SnS and SnSe layers can form mechanically rigid heterostructures with the constituent puckered or buckled monolayers. Due to the strong interlayer coupling, the electronic wavefunctions of the conduction and valence band edges are delocalized across the heterostructure. The resultant bandgap of the heterostructures reside in the infrared region. With strain engineering, the heterostructure bandgap undergoes transition from indirect to direct in the puckered phase. Our results show that there is a direct correlation between the electronic wavefunction and the mechanical rigidity of the layered heterostructure.
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