Electronic structure and band alignment of Blue Phosphorene/Janus ZrSSe heterostructure: A first principles study

In this work, we construct the BlueP/ZrSSe heterostructure and explore systematically its electronic characteristics and interface features in the framework of first principles calculations. The stacking and electric field effects on the interface characters of BlueP/ZrSSe heterostructure are also considered. We find that the BlueP layer interacts with Janus ZrSSe layer via the weak van der Waals forces, which keeps the BlueP/ZrSSe heterostructure feasible. Both the BlueP/SZrSe and BlueP/SeZrS heterostructures possess indirect semiconductor and exhibits type-I band alignment. Furthermore, electric field can tune the band alignment and switch the BlueP/ZrSSe heterostructure from semiconductor to metal. These findings could provide a helpful guidance for using BlueP/ZrSSe heterostructure in practical applications of nanoelectronics and optoelectronics.