Electric potential and energy band in ZnO nanofiber tuned by local mechanical loading

doi:10.1007/s10483-021-2736-5

Abstract

Abstract: Recent success in strain engineering has triggered tremendous interest in its study and potential applications in nanodevice design. In this paper, we establish a coupled piezoelectric/semiconducting model for a wurtzite structure ZnO nanofiber under the local mechanical loading. The energy band structure tuned by the local mechanical loading and local length is calculated via an eight-band k·p method, which includes the coupling of valance and conduction bands. Poisson's effect on the distribution of electric potential inversely depends on the local mechanical loading. Numerical results reveal that both the applied local mechanical loading and the local length exhibit obvious tuning effects on the electric potential and energy band. The band gap at band edges varies linearly with the applied loading. Changing the local length shifts the energy band which is far away from the band edges. This study will be useful in the electronic and optical enhancement of semiconductor devices.

Key words: piezoelectric semiconductor (PS), local mechanical loading, strain engineering, energy band

2010 MSC Number:

82D37

Shuaiqi FAN, Ziguang CHEN. Electric potential and energy band in ZnO nanofiber tuned by local mechanical loading. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 2021, 42(6): 787-804.

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