Doped 2D diamond: properties and applications
arXiv:2308.00124 · doi:10.1021/acsaelm.3c01398
Abstract
In the present paper, we investigate the structural, thermodynamic, dynamic, elastic, and electronic properties of doped 2D diamond CX (X = B or N) nanosheets in both AAA and ABC stacking configurations, by first-principles calculations. Those systems are composed of 3 diamond-like graphene sheets, with an undoped graphene layer between two 50% doped ones. Our results, based on the analysis of ab-initio molecular dynamics simulations, phonon dispersion spectra, and Born's criteria for mechanical stability, revealed that all four structures are stable. Additionally, their standard enthalpy of formation values are similar to the one of pristine 2D diamond, recently synthesized by compressing three graphene layers. The CX (X = B or N) systems exhibit high elastic constant values and stiffness comparable to the diamond. The CN nanosheets present wide indirect band gaps that could be advantageous for applications similar to the ones of the hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), such as a substrate for high-mobility 2D devices. On the other hand, the CB systems are semiconductors with direct band gaps, in the 1.6 - 2.0 eV range, and small effective masses, which are characteristics that may be favorable to high carrier mobility and optoelectronics applications.
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