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Universal strain engineering for enhancing the hole mobility and dopability in p-type semiconductors.

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العنوان: Universal strain engineering for enhancing the hole mobility and dopability in p-type semiconductors.
المؤلفون: Hu, Yaoqiao, Cho, Kyeongjae
المصدر: Journal of Applied Physics; 7/7/2024, Vol. 136 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p
مصطلحات موضوعية: HOLE mobility, P-type semiconductors, COMPOUND semiconductors, TRANSITION metal oxides, VALENCE bands
مستخلص: Modern electronic and optoelectronic devices rely on the development of the complementary pair of n-type and p-type semiconductors. However, it is often seen that n-type semiconductors are easier to realize and offer superior performances than their p-type counterparts, with p-type semiconductors showing much lower hole mobility and inefficient carrier doping. Here, by using first-principles studies, we demonstrate that lattice strain engineering can be a universal approach to enhance the hole mobility and dopability in p-type semiconductors. A broad class of p-type semiconductors, including anion p orbital derived valence band compounds (nitrides, oxides, halides, and chalcogenides), s orbital based post-transition metal oxides (e.g., SnO), and d-orbital based transition metal oxides (e.g., NiO), have been applied on strain to demonstrate their valence band modulation ability for the purpose of increasing the hole mobility and p-type dopability. We show that compressive lattice strain generally results in an upshifted valence band edge and reduced effective hole mass, leading to enhanced p-type dopability and increased hole mobility. Our work highlights strain engineering as a universal and effective approach for achieving better performed p-type compound semiconductors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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تدمد:00218979
DOI:10.1063/5.0210247