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A family of flexible two-dimensional semiconductors: MgMX2Y6 (M = Ti/Zr/Hf; X = Si/Ge; Y = S/Se/Te)

Junhui Yuan1, Kanhao Xue1, 2, , Xiangshui Miao1, 2 and Lei Ye1, 2,

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 Corresponding author: Kanhao Xue, xkh@hust.edu.cn; Lei Ye, leiye@hust.edu.cn

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Abstract: Inspired by the recently predicted 2D MX2Y6 (M = metal element; X = Si/Ge/Sn; Y = S/Se/Te), we explore the possible applications of alkaline earth metal (using magnesium as example) in this family based on the idea of element replacement and valence electron balance. Herein, we report a new family of 2D quaternary compounds, namely MgMX2Y6 (M = Ti/Zr/Hf; X = Si/Ge; Y = S/Se/Te) monolayers, with superior kinetic, thermodynamic and mechanical stability. In addition, our results indicate that MgMX2Y6 monolayers are all indirect band gap semiconductors with band gap values ranging from 0.870 to 2.500 eV. Moreover, the band edges and optical properties of 2D MgMX2Y6 are suitable for constructing multifunctional optoelectronic devices. Furthermore, for comparison, the mechanical, electronic and optical properties of In2X2Y6 monolayers have been discussed in detail. The success of introducing Mg into the 2D MX2Y6 family indicates that more potential materials, such as Ca- and Sr-based 2D MX2Y6 monolayers, may be discovered in the future. Therefore, this work not only broadens the existing family of 2D semiconductors, but it also provides beneficial results for the future.

Key words: two-dimensional materialsMgMX2Y6 monolayerIn2X2Y6 monolayersemiconductorfirst-principles calculations



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Fig. 1.  (Color online) (a) The top view and (b, c) side view of monolayer MgMX2Y6. (d) The corresponding first Brillouin zone of MgMX2Y6 monolayers.

Fig. 2.  (Color online) Phonon dispersion of ML MgMX2Y6 and In2X2Y6.

Fig. 3.  (Color online) AIMD simulation results of MgMX2Y6 MLs at 300 K.

Fig. 4.  (Color online) Calculated cohesive energies of MgMX2Y6 and In2X2Y6 MLs.

Fig. 5.  (Color online) Tensile stress σ, as a function of uniaxial strain, ε, along the (a) x- and (b) y-directions and (c) of biaxial strain, respectively, for ML MgMX2Y6 and In2X2Y6.

Fig. 6.  (Color online) Projected electronic band structures of MgMX2Y6 MLs based on HSE06+SOC calculation.

Fig. 7.  (Color online) Projected electronic band structures of In2X2Y6 MLs based on HSE06+SOC calculation.

Fig. 8.  (Color online) The band edges of MgMX2Y6 and In2X2Y6 MLs. The vacuum level is set to zero. The work functions of Ag, Ti, Cu, Au and Pt have been marked in the figure.

Fig. 9.  (Color online) Optical absorption coefficient of MgMX2Y6 and In2X2Y6 MLs based on HSE06+SOC calculations.

Table 1.   Calculated lattice constant a/b (Å), bond length Mg (In)-Y/M-Y/X-X/X-Y (Å), buckling height d (Å), band gaps at HSE06+SOC ($E_{\text{g}}^{{\text{HSE}} + {\text{SOC}}}$, eV) levels, the valence band maximum (VBM, eV) and conduce band minimum (CBM, eV) at HSE06+SOC level.

Materiala/bMg/In-YM-YX-XX-YdVBMCBM$E_{\text{g}}^{{\text{HSE}} + {\text{SOC}}}$
MgTiSi2S66.1472.6542.4902.2312.1443.16−6.74−4.961.783
MgTiSi2Se66.4612.7982.6192.2542.2993.37−6.51−4.821.691
MgTiSi2Te67.0153.0262.8252.2952.5303.63−5.56−4.551.011
MgTiGe2S66.2692.6532.4872.3552.2573.15−6.61−4.961.654
MgTiGe2Se66.5722.7982.6202.3852.4013.37−6.36−4.841.517
MgTiGe2Te67.1073.0262.8252.4352.6173.64−5.47−4.600.870
MgZrSi2S66.2502.6812.6072.2332.1493.26−6.83−4.532.307
MgZrSi2Se66.5562.8202.7392.2612.3023.48−6.71−4.492.225
MgZrSi2Te67.1023.0452.9472.3032.5303.74−5.69−4.381.314
MgZrGe2S­66.3722.6782.6082.3542.2613.26−6.78−4.692.084
MgZrGe2Se66.6622.8182.7402.3882.4023.49−6.48−4.581.905
MgZrGe2Te67.1873.0422.9462.4402.6163.76−5.52−4.441.074
MgHfSi2S66.2182.6752.5802.2282.1513.25−6.92−4.422.500
MgHfSi2Se66.5302.8152.7112.2562.3033.46−6.69−4.302.398
MgHfSi2Te67.0843.0412.9192.3002.5323.72−5.64−4.181.456
MgHfGe2S66.3412.6742.5802.3482.2623.25−6.83−4.602.232
MgHfGe2Se66.6382.8152.7112.3832.4043.46−6.47−4.432.045
MgHfGe2Te67.1723.0412.9172.4362.6183.73−5.58−4.391.189
In2Si2S66.2782.7062.2702.1503.41−6.92−4.212.704
In2Si2Se66.6002.8352.2942.3033.59−6.44−4.252.185
In2Si2Te67.1533.0442.3292.5333.83−5.54−4.281.261
In2Ge2S66.3852.7082.3752.2593.43−6.93−4.472.459
In2Ge2Se66.6962.8362.4092.4013.61−6.44−4.491.952
In2Ge2Te67.2343.0432.4572.6163.85−5.48−4.261.220
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Table 2.   Calculated elastic constant C11/C22/C12/C66 (N/m), axial Young’s modulus Y11/Y22 (N/m), Poisson’s ratio v11/v22, ultimate strength σ* (N/m), ultimate strain ε*, corresponding to the ultimate strength for x, y, and biaxial tensions of MgMX2Y6 and In2X2Y6 MLs.

MaterialC11/C22C12C66$ C_{11}^2 - C_{12}^2 $Y11/Y22v11/v22xyBiaxial
σ*ε*σ*ε*σ*ε*
MgTiSi2S671.8820.3525.764752.3166.120.285.670.144.770.118.950.17
MgTiSi2Se659.6917.2721.213264.2554.690.294.930.163.700.106.230.12
MgTiSi2Te645.5613.5116.031893.4141.560.304.160.202.530.084.830.12
MgTiGe2S666.5519.8223.364036.0860.650.305.460.153.850.086.920.12
MgTiGe2Se655.2716.5419.372781.0450.320.304.630.183.320.106.070.14
MgTiGe2Te641.0911.1814.951563.4838.050.273.780.222.290.084.510.14
MgZrSi2S665.2818.1723.563932.0660.230.285.830.173.760.106.900.12
MgZrSi2Se655.8915.6320.132879.4351.520.285.080.193.130.095.700.11
MgZrSi2Te643.5812.3415.621746.9740.090.284.230.232.330.084.380.11
MgZrGe2S660.6617.3621.653378.0655.690.295.500.176.530.126.530.12
MgZrGe2Se651.8014.8318.492463.4047.560.294.740.202.900.095.380.12
MgZrGe2Te640.7611.5014.631529.2637.520.283.870.252.140.084.440.15
MgHfSi2S673.0420.6826.184907.9867.190.286.420.174.470.127.530.11
MgHfSi2Se660.6617.5521.553371.1755.580.295.980.113.630.105.540.19
MgHfSi2Te645.5613.5116.031893.4141.560.304.560.222.520.094.630.11
MgHfGe2S660.6617.3621.653378.0655.690.296.040.184.090.106.070.10
MgHfGe2Se651.8014.8318.492463.4047.560.295.140.203.270.095.660.12
MgHfGe2Te640.7611.5014.631529.2637.520.284.130.232.340.084.490.13
In2Si2S673.2722.1925.544876.2766.550.304.350.114.170.116.890.14
In2Si2Se662.4519.0321.713537.5056.650.303.780.113.280.115.810.14
In2Si2Te50.1614.9917.592291.5945.690.303.050.112.200.094.630.13
In2Ge2S668.5621.0123.774258.4662.110.314.220.104.020.126.970.15
In2Ge2Se658.5618.0920.233101.5052.960.313.700.113.170.116.040.15
In2Ge2Te647.1214.2816.422016.8842.800.303.030.122.100.094.610.14
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Table 3.   Bader charge analysis of MgMX2Y6 and In2X2Y6 MLs.

MaterialMg/InTi/Zr/HfSi/GeS/Se/TeMaterialMg/InTi/Zr/HfSi/GeS/Se/Te
MgTiSi2S6+2+1.96+3.00−1.66MgHfSi2S6+2+3.98+2.98−1.99
MgTiSi2Se6+2+2.04+2.96−1.66MgHfSi2Se6+2+3.76+2.94−1.94
MgTiSi2Te6+2+1.98+0.65−0.88MgHfSi2Te6+2+2.88+0.74−1.06
MgTiGe2S6+2+1.98+3.02−1.67MgHfGe2S6+2+3.98+2.98−1.99
MgTiGe2Se6+2+1.72+2.97−1.61MgHfGe2Se6+2+3.96+2.96−1.98
MgTiGe2Te6+2+1.58+0.46−0.75MgHfGe2Te6+2+2.88+0.50−0.98
MgZrSi2S6+2+2.24+2.98−1.70In2Si2S6+3+3.00−2.00
MgZrSi2Se6+2+2.06+2.95−1.66In2Si2Se6+3+2.97−1.99
MgZrSi2Te6+2+1.78+0.75−0.88In2Si2Te6+3+0.54−1.18
MgZrGe2S6+2+2.24+2.98−1.70In2Ge2S6+3+2.97−1.99
MgZrGe2Se6+2+2.06+2.95−1.66In2Ge2Se6+3+2.97−1.99
MgZrGe2Te6+2+1.84+0.51−0.81In2Ge2Te6+3+0.48−1.16
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      Junhui Yuan, Kanhao Xue, Xiangshui Miao, Lei Ye. A family of flexible two-dimensional semiconductors: MgMX2Y6 (M = Ti/Zr/Hf; X = Si/Ge; Y = S/Se/Te)[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2023, 44(4): 042101. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/4/042101 J H Yuan, K H Xue, X S Miao, L Ye. A family of flexible two-dimensional semiconductors: MgMX2Y6 (M = Ti/Zr/Hf; X = Si/Ge; Y = S/Se/Te)[J]. J. Semicond, 2023, 44(4): 042101. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/4/042101Export: BibTex EndNote
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        Junhui Yuan received the B.S./M.S. degree from Wuhan University of Technology, P. R. China, in 2013/2016 and the Ph.D. degree in Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China, in 2020. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Integrated Circuits, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is working on the theory research of Hafnia-based ferroelectricity. His research interests include modeling of volatile and non-volatile resistive switching, novel shell DFT-1/2 computational method and prediction of novel functional materials

        Kanhao Xue received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronic engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA, in 2010. Hs is now a professor at School of Integrated Circuits, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is working on first-principles calculations and novel methods on electronic band structure calculation in semiconductors. He has authored and co-authored more than 120 articles in international refereed journals

        Lei Ye received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Hunan University, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Chinese University of Hongkong. He is now a professor at School of Integrated Circuits, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is working on 2D materials and 2D materials-based devices. He has authored and co-authored more than 70 articles in international refereed journals, including: Science, Nature communications

      • Corresponding author: xkh@hust.edu.cnleiye@hust.edu.cn
      • Received Date: 2022-11-01
      • Revised Date: 2022-12-06
      • Available Online: 2023-01-31

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