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Scaling laws for the band gap and optical response of phosphorene nanoribbons

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Tran, Vy, Yang, Li·2014·Physical Review B

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We report the electronic structure and optical absorption spectra of monolayer black phosphorus (phosphorene) nanoribbons (PNRs) via first-principles simulations. The band gap of PNRs is strongly enhanced by quantum confinement. However, differently orientated PNRs exhibit distinct scaling laws for the band gap vs the ribbon width $w$. The band gaps of armchair PNRs scale as $1/{w}^{2}$, while zigzag PNRs exhibit a $1/w$ behavior. These distinct scaling laws reflect a significant implication of the band dispersion of phosphorene: electrons and holes behave as nonrelativistic particles along the zigzag direction but resemble relativistic particles along the armchair direction. This unexpected merging of nonrelativistic and relativistic properties in a single material may produce novel electrical and magnetotransport properties of few-layer black phosphorus and its ribbon structures. Finally, the respective PNRs host electrons and holes with markedly different effective masses and optical absorption spectra, which are suitable for a wide range of applications.

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Authors
Tran, V., & Yang, L.
Venue
Physical Review B
Published
2014-06-09
Volume
89
Issue
24
ISSN
  • 1098-0121 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-235X
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296
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40
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20.25
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journal article
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