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Journal of Synthetic Crystals ›› 2026, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (1): 128-141.DOI: 10.16553/j.cnki.issn1000-985x.2025.0185

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Theoretical Study on Influence of Shear Strain on Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Mn Doped MoS2

KONG Jiaxu(), LIN Xueling(), PAN Fengchun   

  1. School of Physics,Ningxia University,Yinchuan 750021,China
  • Received:2025-08-25 Online:2026-01-20 Published:2026-02-05
  • Contact: LIN Xueling

Abstract: Performed the CASTEP code based on the density functional theory (DFT),the crystal structures,electronic structures and optical properties of Mn doped monolayer MoS2 werestudied in this paper,the regulation of shear strain on electronic structures and optical properties of (Mo, Mn)S2 systems were systematically investigated. The results show that the formation energy of MnMo defect is the smallest for substituted defects in Mn doped MoS2. The introduction of MnMo defect reduces the band gap MoS2 and improves the absorption ability of doped system for visible and infrared photons. Because of the appearance of impurity energy levels induced by MnMo,the absorption edge of optical absorption spectrum of doped system falls in the infrared region. When the shear strain is applied, the band gap of the doped system changes, which affect the optical properties of Mn doped MoS2 system. The band gap of doped system under different shear strains is related to the magnitude of crystal field splitting energy. Under the shear strain of -4%,the triangular prism crystal field formed by the six S atoms around Mn atom has a relatively small effect on Mn-3d electrons,and the band gap of Mn doped MoS2 system is 0.42 eV,which means the energy required to absorb photons for the valence band top electrons to transition to the conduction band bottom pairs is the smallest. The Mn doped MoS2 system under shear strain shows the best improvement in the absorption ability of photons in the infrared region with the maximum absorption amplitude.The application of shear strain has an effect on the complex dielectric function and reflection coefficient of the doped system. The application of negative shear strain is beneficial to improve the complex dielectric function of doped system in the low-energy region,promote the transition probability of valence electrons and the separation of photogenerated electron hole pairs in doped system,which result in significant improvement in the photocatalytic performance of doped system. Moreover,the optical properties of doped system are also related to the doping concentration of MnMo defects. Under the shear strain of -4%,the optical absorption amplitude of the system uniformly doped with four MnMo is the largest in the visible and infrared light regions, and the corresponding MnMo doping mole fraction is 5.3%. This results provide a new approach for the application of MoS2 in the field of optics.

Key words: MoS2; Mn doping; shear strain; optical property; first-principles calculation

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