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Hydrogenated cove-edge aluminum nitride nanoribbons for ultrascaled resonant tunneling diode applications: a computational DFT study.
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Nanotechnology . 6/11/2023, Vol. 34 Issue 24, p1-10. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- While synthesizing quasi-one-dimensional nanoribbons, there is a finite probability that edges have cove-edge defects. This paper focuses on the structural, electronic, and transport properties of cove-edge aluminum nitride nanoribbons (AlNNR) using density functional theory and the non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) method. The cove-edge AlNNRs are thermodynamically stable and exhibit metallic behavior. Interestingly, the calculated current–voltage characteristics of the cove-edge AlNNR-based nanodevices show negative differential resistance (NDR). The H-AlN-Cove nanodevice exhibits high peak-to-valley current ratio (PVCR) of the order of 107. The calculated PVCR of the H-AlN-Cove nanodevice is 106 times higher than that of the silicene nanoribbon (SiNR) and graphene nanoribbon (GNR), and 104 times higher than that of the phosphorene nanoribbon (PNR) and arsenene nanoribbons (ANR)-based devices respectively. The NDR feature with high PVCR provides a prospect for the cove-edge AlNNR in nanodevice applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ALUMINUM nitride
*RESONANT tunneling
*TUNNEL diodes
*NANORIBBONS
*GREEN'S functions
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09574484
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nanotechnology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162901965
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/acc035