Abstract

By performing first-principles calculation, we investigated the electronic properties of remotely p-type doping GaSb nanowire by a Zn-doped InAs shell. The results show that for bare zinc-blende (ZB) [111] GaSb/InAs core-shell nanowire the Zn p-type doped InAs shell donates free holes to the non-doped GaSb core nanowire without activation energy, significantly increasing the hole density and mobility of nanowire. For Zn doping in bare ZB [110] GaSb/InAs core-shell nanowire the hole states are compensated by surface states. We also studied the behaviors of remote p-type doing in two-dimensional (2D) GaSb/InAs heterogeneous slabs, and confirmed that the orientation of nanowire side facet is a key factor for achieving high efficient remote p-type doping.

Highlights

  • By performing first-principles calculation, we investigated the electronic properties of remotely p-type doping GaSb nanowire by a Zn-doped InAs shell

  • The results show that for bare zinc-blende (ZB) [111] GaSb/InAs core-shell nanowire the Zn p-type doped InAs shell donates free holes to the non-doped GaSb core nanowire without activation energy, significantly increasing the hole density and mobility of nanowire

  • It is found that the charge density of CB1 state mainly localizes in InAs shell and that of VB1 state localizes in GaSb core

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Summary

Introduction

By performing first-principles calculation, we investigated the electronic properties of remotely p-type doping GaSb nanowire by a Zn-doped InAs shell. The results show that for bare zinc-blende (ZB) [111] GaSb/InAs core-shell nanowire the Zn p-type doped InAs shell donates free holes to the non-doped GaSb core nanowire without activation energy, significantly increasing the hole density and mobility of nanowire. For Zn doping in bare ZB [110] GaSb/InAs core-shell nanowire the hole states are compensated by surface states. Realizing remote p-type doing in bare core-shell NWs is considered complicated, since the efficiency of remote p-type doping highly depends on the surface states, side facets, and valence band offset of core-shell NWs21–23. The results show that for bare ZB [111] GaSb/InAs core-shell NW, p-type Zn-doped InAs-shell donates one-dimensional hole gas to the non-doped GaSb core NW without thermal activation energy, increasing hole densities with high mobilities. The GaSb/InAs core-shell NWs that with the lateral surface where are In-As atomic pairs termination and As atoms termination are favor for effective remote p-type doping

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