Piezoelectricity in two-dimensional group-III monochalcogenides

By Wenbin Li, Ju Li. Nano Reseach, 2015

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It is found that several layer-phase group-III monochalcogenides, including GaS, GaSe, and InSe, are piezoelectric in their monolayer form. First-principles calculations reveal that the piezoelectric coefficients of monolayer GaS, GaSe, and InSe (2.06, 2.30, and 1.46 pm·V™1) are of the same order of magnitude as previously discovered two-dimensional (2D) piezoelectric materials such as boron nitride (BN) and MoS2 monolayers. This study therefore indicates that a strong piezoelectric response can be obtained in a wide range of two-dimensional materials with broken inversion symmetry. The co-existence of piezoelectricity and superior photo-sensitivity in these monochalcogenide monolayer semiconductors means they have the potential to allow for the integration of electromechanical and optical sensors on the same material platform.

Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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• Two-dimensional materials with piezoelectric and ferroelectric functionalities (2018, methodology): “46 pm/V, respectively.(70) Using the first-principle calculation, Richard et al.”