DFTB Calculation of Si Atomic Chains’ Structures and Electronic Properties

Abstract:

In this paper, structures and electronic properties of atomic chains with 5 to 20 silicon atoms and different atomic distances (d = 1.652 ~ 2.752Å) were calculated by the tight-binding method based on density functional theory. The results showed that the majority of the silicon atomic chains were symmetrical structures. When the number of silicon atoms was small, the silicon atomic chains were linear, when the silicon atomic chains had seven or more silicon atoms zigzag structures appeared. With the increase of the distance between atoms, atomic chains were gathering. When the number of silicon atoms was between 10 and 20, the charges on the silicon atoms appeared as a symmetrical distribution. With the increase of the number of atoms, the energy of silicon atomic chains decreased gradually. As the distance between atoms and atomic number changed, HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital electrons) -LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital electrons) energy gap changed as well.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 848)
• Pages: 494-497
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.848.494
• Online since: March 2016
• Authors: Xiu Min Xu, Li Jun Wu, Lin Zhang
• Keywords: Computer Simulation, Density Functional Tight Binding, Silicon Atomic Chains

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