Abstract
Intra-layer band-to-band tunneling transmission function T(E) through monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides is calculated using the nonequilibrium Green function method combined with the tight-binding approximation. We focus on the differences in T(E) according to structures (nanosheet and nanoribbon) or materials (MoS2, WS2, MoSe2, WSe2, MoTe2, and WTe2). We find T(E) of the nanoribbon structure becomes much lower than that of the nanosheet structure due to the indirect transition and the small spatial overlap of the wave functions at the conduction band (CB) and valence band (VB) edges. In the nanosheet structure, the material dependence of T(E) is shown to be understood in terms of the tunneling mass and the bandgap energy. In the nanoribbon structure, MoTe2 and WTe2 show large T(E) due to the large spatial overlap of the wave functions at the CB bottom and VB top.
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