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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 539, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148302
Keywords
2D GaN; Adsorption; Band gap; Magnetic moment; Charge transfer; First-principles calculation
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFB0702701]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11174120]
- High Performance Computing Center of Nanjing University
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The research found that various groups III-VIIA atoms can chemisorb with 2D GaN, introducing magnetic features and different electronic structures. Adsorption of different elements can modify the physical properties of 2D GaN, with potential applications in electronic, optoelectronic, and spintronic fields.
We explore a first-principles study of the structural, electronic, magnetic, and optoelectronic properties of twodimensional (2D) gallium nitride (GaN) adsorbed by the groups IIIA-VIIA atoms. Our calculations reveal that the chemisorption occurs for all selected adatoms and the adsorption energy of C is the highest because of its special adsorption configuration. The electronic structure studies indicate that the adatoms introduce magnetic feature with spin-polarized properties except for the group VIA atoms. Moreover, a semiconducting state presents in the groups IIIA, IVA and VIA atoms adsorbed 2D GaN, while a half-metallic state appears in 2D GaN after the adsorption of VA and VIIA atoms, which makes the latter higher work functions. Such regular modifications in physical properties of 2D GaN induced by adsorption could potentially allow use of this material in diverse electronic, optoelectronic, and spintronic applications.
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