Electronic Structures of Vacancy Defective Chiral (6,2) SiC Nanotubes

Abstract:

Vacancy defects are common defects formed in the syntheses of silicon carbide nanotubes (SiCNTs) and seriously impact the electronic structures of the nanotubes. With first-principle calculations based on density functional theory (DFT), vacancy defective (6,2) SiCNTs are studied. Vacancies form a pair of fivefold and ninefold rings. Carbon vacancy introduces an occupied defect level near the top of the valence band and an unoccupied level in the conduction band. Three defect levels are found in the band gap of the SiCNT with a silicon vacancy. These results are helpful for investigations on SiCNT devices and sensors.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 896)
• Pages: 3-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.896.3
• Online since: March 2017
• Authors: Ke Jian Li*, Hong Xia Liu
• Keywords: Density Functional Theory, Electronic Structures, SiC Nanotubes, Vacancy Defect

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