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中国物理学会期刊

硫系(S, Se, Te)掺杂硅电子迁移率的第一性原理计算

CSTR:32037.14.aps.75.20251658

First-principles analysis of electron mobility in chalcogen (S, Se, Te)-doped silicon

CSTR:32037.14.aps.75.20251658
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  • 载流子迁移率是半导体材料电学性能的核心决定因素, 其调控优化对高性能微电子器件的研发至关重要. 硅基材料作为半导体产业的核心载体, 元素掺杂改性是提升其载流子输运特性的研究热点. 本研究基于第一性原理计算方法结合形变势理论, 系统探讨硫族元素(S, Se, Te)单掺杂硅体系的三维半导体材料载流子迁移率的调控机制, 以明确掺杂元素种类与载流子输运性能之间的内在关联. 计算结果显示: 硫族元素替代位掺杂结构具有较好的热动力学稳定性, S, Se, Te掺杂硅体系应变过后的能带结构沿不同方向相似, 但不同掺杂元素体系的形变势和有效质量对调控的响应特性存在显著差异. 其中Te掺杂体系的形变势值最为稳定, 始终维持在5.4—5.5 eV的狭窄范围内, 且有效质量最低, 使Te掺杂体系的平均电子迁移率达到162.0 cm2/(V·s), 显著优于Se掺杂的149.5 cm2/(V·s)和S掺杂的124.7 cm2/(V·s). 结果表明电子迁移率随掺杂硫族元素原子序数的增大而呈现出明确的递增趋势, 揭示了不同硫族元素掺杂对硅材料电子输运特性的调控规律, 为硅基材料的掺杂改性及器件设计提供了参考方向.

    Silicon-based materials serve as the core platform for the semiconductor industry, and elemental doping modification is a research hotspot for enhancing their carrier transport properties. In this study, the modulation mechanism of carrier mobility in three-dimensional silicon-based semiconductors doped with chalcogen elements (S, Se, Te) is systematically investigated by combining first-principles calculations with deformation potential theory, aiming to clarify the intrinsic correlation between dopant species and material transport performance. A substitutional doping model with a concentration of 1.56% is constructed. The structures are thoroughly optimized using density functional theory-based first-principles calculations, and the crystal structure and thermodynamic stability of each doped system at 300 K are verified. Within the framework of deformation potential theory, the evolution of the band structure under different strain conditions and along different crystallographic directions is analyzed, from which the electron effective mass, deformation potential constant, and elastic modulus are extracted. The electron mobility is then calculated using the Boltzmann transport equation and the relaxation time approximation. The results show that the S, Se, and Te substituted doping structures all exhibit good crystal structure and thermodynamic stability, forming stable doping configurations. The band structures of the doped systems show similar evolution trends along different crystallographic directions under four strain conditions, yet exhibit significant differences in deformation potential and effective mass in response to different dopant species. Among them, the Te-doped system shows the most stable deformation potential constant, consistently within the narrow range of 5.4–5.5 eV, along with the smallest effective mass. This results in an average electron mobility of 162.0 cm2/(V·s), which is significantly higher than those of the Se-doped (149.5 cm2/(V·s)) and S-doped (124.7 cm2/(V·s)) systems. The electron mobility exhibits a clear increasing trend with increasing atomic number of the chalcogen dopant, revealing the modulation behavior of chalcogen doping on the electron transport properties of silicon materials. This study provides theoretical guidance for the doping modification of silicon-based materials and the development of high-performance microelectronic devices.

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