First-Principles Study of Electronic and Optical Properties of Tri-Layered van der Waals Heterostructures Based on Blue Phosphorus and Zinc Oxide
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Computational Details
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Atomistic Models of van der Waals ZnO/BlueP/ZnO Heterostructure
3.2. Electronic and Optical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Slepchenkov, M.M.; Kolosov, D.A.; Glukhova, O.E. First-Principles Study of Electronic and Optical Properties of Tri-Layered van der Waals Heterostructures Based on Blue Phosphorus and Zinc Oxide. J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6, 163. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6060163
Slepchenkov MM, Kolosov DA, Glukhova OE. First-Principles Study of Electronic and Optical Properties of Tri-Layered van der Waals Heterostructures Based on Blue Phosphorus and Zinc Oxide. Journal of Composites Science. 2022; 6(6):163. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6060163
Chicago/Turabian StyleSlepchenkov, Michael M., Dmitry A. Kolosov, and Olga E. Glukhova. 2022. "First-Principles Study of Electronic and Optical Properties of Tri-Layered van der Waals Heterostructures Based on Blue Phosphorus and Zinc Oxide" Journal of Composites Science 6, no. 6: 163. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6060163