Journal of Synthetic Crystals ›› 2026, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (3): 461-474.DOI: 10.16553/j.cnki.issn1000-985x.2025.0231
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ZHAO Zhizhou1,2(
), SU Erqing3, WANG Xinxi1,2, ZHOU Xinyuan1,2, ZHANG Lili1,2(
), ZHAO Xucai1,2(
)
Received:2025-11-11
Online:2026-03-20
Published:2026-04-08
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ZHAO Zhizhou, SU Erqing, WANG Xinxi, ZHOU Xinyuan, ZHANG Lili, ZHAO Xucai. First-Principle Study on Electronic Structure and Optical Properties and Strain Effects of (SnSe) m /(SnS) n Lateral Heterojunctions[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2026, 55(3): 461-474.
| Material | a/Å | b/Å | c/Å |
|---|---|---|---|
| SnSe | 4.30 | 4.36 | 11.81 |
| SnS | 4.07 | 4.24 | 11.37 |
| GeS | 3.68 | 4.40 | 10.81 |
| GeSe | 3.99 | 4.26 | 11.31 |
Table 1 Unit-cell parameters of monolayer primitive cell
| Material | a/Å | b/Å | c/Å |
|---|---|---|---|
| SnSe | 4.30 | 4.36 | 11.81 |
| SnS | 4.07 | 4.24 | 11.37 |
| GeS | 3.68 | 4.40 | 10.81 |
| GeSe | 3.99 | 4.26 | 11.31 |
| Parameter | AC | ZZ | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | GeS-SnSe | GeS-GeSe | GeS-SnS | SnSe-GeSe | SnSe-SnS | SnS-GeSe | GeS-SnSe | GeS-GeSe | GeS-SnS | SnSe-GeSe | SnSe-SnS | SnS-GeSe |
| δ/% | 12.00 | 4.80 | 4.30 | 8.20 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 3.90 | 3.10 | 0.02 | 0.80 | 3.70 | 2.80 |
| Eg/eV | 1.413 | 1.569 | 1.683 | 0.815 | 1.250 | 1.389 | 0.891 | 1.512 | 1.516 | 1.192 | 1.213 | 1.290 |
Table 2 Lattice parameters of different lateral heterojunctions
| Parameter | AC | ZZ | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | GeS-SnSe | GeS-GeSe | GeS-SnS | SnSe-GeSe | SnSe-SnS | SnS-GeSe | GeS-SnSe | GeS-GeSe | GeS-SnS | SnSe-GeSe | SnSe-SnS | SnS-GeSe |
| δ/% | 12.00 | 4.80 | 4.30 | 8.20 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 3.90 | 3.10 | 0.02 | 0.80 | 3.70 | 2.80 |
| Eg/eV | 1.413 | 1.569 | 1.683 | 0.815 | 1.250 | 1.389 | 0.891 | 1.512 | 1.516 | 1.192 | 1.213 | 1.290 |
| Lattice matching direction | m | n | Cell volume/Å3 | Etotal/eV | Eb/eV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | 11 | 1 | 4 655.309 | -125 130.128 | -0.967 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 655.246 | -93 922.853 | -0.948 | |
| 1 | 11 | 4 654.198 | -62 499.348 | -0.892 | |
| ZZ | 11 | 1 | 4 655.312 | -125 128.986 | -0.963 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 655.218 | -93 922.409 | -0.941 | |
| 1 | 11 | 4 655.104 | -62 714.791 | -0.875 |
Table 3 Unit-cell parameters of (SnSe) m /(SnS) n lateral heterojunction
| Lattice matching direction | m | n | Cell volume/Å3 | Etotal/eV | Eb/eV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | 11 | 1 | 4 655.309 | -125 130.128 | -0.967 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 655.246 | -93 922.853 | -0.948 | |
| 1 | 11 | 4 654.198 | -62 499.348 | -0.892 | |
| ZZ | 11 | 1 | 4 655.312 | -125 128.986 | -0.963 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 655.218 | -93 922.409 | -0.941 | |
| 1 | 11 | 4 655.104 | -62 714.791 | -0.875 |
Fig.5 Work function diagrams of AC-(SnSe)1/(SnS)11, AC-(SnSe)6/(SnS)6, AC-(SnSe)11/(SnS)1, ZZ-(SnSe)1/(SnS)11, ZZ-(SnSe)6/(SnS)6 and ZZ-(SnSe)11/(SnS)1
Fig.6 Real (a) and imaginary (b) parts of dielectric functions of AC- and ZZ-(SnSe) m /(SnS) n lateral heterojunctions and SnSe (the first number in the numbering is m, and the second number is n)
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