研究目的
Investigating the preferential positioning, stability, and segregation of dopants in hexagonal Si nanowires compared to cubic ones using first-principles calculations.
研究成果
P-type dopants prefer the hexagonal phase in bulk and large nanowires due to better three-fold coordination, while n-type dopants are indifferent. In ultra-thin nanowires, both dopant types favor the cubic phase, and p-type dopants show surface segregation. These findings enhance understanding of doping in nanostructures and have implications for device applications.
研究不足
Computational limitations restrict nanowire diameters to smaller sizes than experimentally grown ones; surface models use H-termination which may not fully represent real surfaces with oxides; the study focuses on equilibrium conditions, not kinetic effects during growth.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations using the SIESTA code with Local Spin Density Approximation (LSDA) for exchange-correlation, Troullier-Martins pseudopotentials, and a double-ζ polarized basis set. Geometry relaxation with conjugate gradient algorithm and convergence criteria set.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
Bulk 3C-Si and 2H-Si systems modeled with supercells (e.g., 4x4x4 for 3C-Si, 6x6x3 for 2H-Si) and nanowires with 2 nm diameter. Dopants include B, P, Al, As, C, Ge, N, Ga.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Computational resources (HPC-EUROPA3, IDRIS, GENCI), software (SIESTA), and theoretical models for formation energy and segregation calculations.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
Total energy calculations for perfect and doped systems, formation energy evaluation using Zhang and Northrup formalism, analysis of bond lengths and symmetry, and study of dopant positions in nanowires.
5:Data Analysis Methods:
Statistical analysis of formation energies, comparison of bond lengths, and use of equations for concentration differences and segregation energies.
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