Ultrawide bandgap semiconductor,e.g.,diamond,is considered as the next generation of semiconductor.Here,a new orthorhombic carbon allotrope(P2_(1)2_(1)2_(1)-C16)with ultrawide bandgap and ultra-large hardness is ident...Ultrawide bandgap semiconductor,e.g.,diamond,is considered as the next generation of semiconductor.Here,a new orthorhombic carbon allotrope(P2_(1)2_(1)2_(1)-C16)with ultrawide bandgap and ultra-large hardness is identified.The stability of the newly designed carbon is confirmed by the energy,phonon spectrum,ab-initio molecular dynamics and elastic constants.The hardness ranges from 88 GPa to 93 GPa according to different models,which is comparable to diamond.The indirect bandgap reaches 6.23 eV,which is obviously larger than that of diamond,and makes it a promising ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor.Importantly,the experimental possibility is confirmed by comparing the simulated X-ray diffraction with experimental results,and two hypothetical transformation paths to synthesize it from graphite are proposed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51875269)the Startup Foundation of Jiangsu University of Science and Technology(No.202100000135).
文摘Ultrawide bandgap semiconductor,e.g.,diamond,is considered as the next generation of semiconductor.Here,a new orthorhombic carbon allotrope(P2_(1)2_(1)2_(1)-C16)with ultrawide bandgap and ultra-large hardness is identified.The stability of the newly designed carbon is confirmed by the energy,phonon spectrum,ab-initio molecular dynamics and elastic constants.The hardness ranges from 88 GPa to 93 GPa according to different models,which is comparable to diamond.The indirect bandgap reaches 6.23 eV,which is obviously larger than that of diamond,and makes it a promising ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor.Importantly,the experimental possibility is confirmed by comparing the simulated X-ray diffraction with experimental results,and two hypothetical transformation paths to synthesize it from graphite are proposed.
