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Electric field and strain-induced band-gap engineering and manipulation of the Rashba spin splitting in Janus van der Waals heterostructures

Patel, Shubham; Dey, Urmimala; Adhikari, Narayan Prasad; Taraphder, A.

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Shubham Patel

Narayan Prasad Adhikari

A. Taraphder



Abstract

The compositional as well as structural asymmetries in Janus transition metal dichalcogenides (J-TMDs) and their van der Waals heterostructures (vdW HSs) induce an intrinsic Rashba spin splitting. We investigate the variation of band gaps and the Rashba parameter in three different Janus heterostructures having AB-stacked MoXY/WXY (X, Y = S, Se, Te; X = Y ) geometry with a Y -Y interface, using first-principles calculations. We consider the effect of external electric field and in-plane biaxial strain in tuning the strength of the intrinsic electric field, which leads to remarkable modifications of the band gap and the Rashba spin splitting. In particular, it is found that the positive applied field and compressive in-plane biaxial strain can lead to a notable increase in the Rashba spin splitting of the valence bands about the point. Moreover, our ab initio density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal the existence of a type-II band alignment in these heterostructures, which remains robust under positive external field and biaxial strain. These suggest novel ways of engineering the electronic, optical, and spin properties of J-TMD van der Waals heterostructures holding a huge promise in spintronic and optoelectronic devices. Detailed k · p model analyses have been performed to investigate the electronic and spin properties near the and K points of the Brillouin zone.

Citation

Patel, S., Dey, U., Adhikari, N. P., & Taraphder, A. (2022). Electric field and strain-induced band-gap engineering and manipulation of the Rashba spin splitting in Janus van der Waals heterostructures. Physical Review B, 106(3), Article 035125. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.106.035125

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 7, 2022
Online Publication Date Jul 18, 2022
Publication Date Jul 15, 2022
Deposit Date Aug 3, 2022
Publicly Available Date Aug 3, 2022
Journal Physical Review B
Print ISSN 2469-9950
Electronic ISSN 2469-9969
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 106
Issue 3
Article Number 035125
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.106.035125
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1194875

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Reprinted with permission from the American Physical Society: Patel, Shubham, Dey, Urmimala, Adhikari, Narayan Prasad & Taraphder, A. (2022). Electric field and strain-induced band-gap engineering and manipulation of the Rashba spin splitting in Janus van der Waals heterostructures. Physical Review B 106(3): 035125. © (2022) by the American Physical Society. Readers may view, browse, and/or download material for temporary copying purposes only, provided these uses are for noncommercial personal purposes. Except as provided by law, this material may not be further reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, adapted, performed, displayed, published, or sold in whole or part, without prior written permission from the American Physical Society.






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