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We present a computational study of the magnetic anisotropy energy for a given concentration of the Mn ions in the GaAs host, in the framework of the density functional theory. We focus on the influence of a different kind of strains on the…
We study the channel width scaling of back-gated MoS2 metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) from 2 {\mu}m down to 60 nm. We reveal that the channel conductance scales linearly with channel width, indicating no evident…
First-principles calculations are used to probe the effects of mechanical strain on the magnetic and optical properties of monolayer (ML) 2H-TaSe$_2$. A complex dependence of these physical properties on strain results in unexpected…
In this paper, the mechanical responses of a thick-walled functionally graded hollow cylinder subjected to uniform magnetic field and inner-pressurized loads are studied. Rather than directly assuming the material constants into some…
In the field of 2D materials, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are gaining attention for electronic applications. Our study delves into the H-phase monolayer VS$_2$ of the TMD family, analyzing its electronic structure and how strain…
The properties of Mo_6S_6 nanowires were investigated with ab-initio calculations based on the density-functional theory. The molecules build weakly coupled one-dimensional chains, like Mo_6Se_6 and Mo_6S_(9-x)I_x, and the crystals are…
Two-dimensional materials such as transitional metal dichalcogenides exhibit unique optical and electrical properties. Here we report on the varying optical properties of CVD grown MoS2 monolayer flakes with different shapes. In particular,…
The optical properties of two-dimensional materials can be effectively tuned by strain induced from a deformable substrate. In the present work we combine first-principles calculations based on density functional theory and the effective…
Structural strain severely impacts material properties such as the linear and non-linear optical response. Moreover, strain plays a key role, e.g., in the physics of ferroelectrics and in particular of their domain walls. $\mu$-Raman…
Strain engineering is a powerful strategy for tuning the optoelectronic properties in two-dimensional materials, yet the underlying mechanisms governing their strain response are often not fully elucidated. In this work, our first-principle…
In this work, we demonstrate a dual-gated (DG) MoS2 field effect transistors (FETs) in which the degraded switching performance of multilayer MoS2 can be compensated by the DG structure. It produces large current density (>100 {\mu}A/{\mu}m…
Ballistic device performance of monolayer black phosphorous (BP) field-effect transistors (FET) is investigated in this work. Due to the anisotropic effect mass of the carriers, the ON-state current is dependent on the transport direction.…
We investigated the effect of material choice and orientation in limiting source to drain tunneling (SDT) in nanowire (NW) p-MOSFETs. Si, Ge, GaSb, and Ge0.96Sn0.04 nanowire MOSFETs (NWFETs) were simulated using rigorous ballistic quantum…
Experimental studies on two-dimensional (2D) materials are still in the early stages, and most of the theoretical studies performed to screen these materials are limited to the room-temperature carrier-mobility in the free standing 2D…
Bias stress effects in n-channel organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are investigated using PDIF-CN2 single-crystal devices with Cytop gate dielectric, both under vacuum and in ambient. We find that the amount of bias stress is very…
We characterize the electronic structure and elasticity of monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides MX2 (M=Mo, W, Sn, Hf and X=S, Se, Te) with 2H and 1T structures using fully relativistic first principles calculations based on density…
The transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMD) MoS2 and WS2 show remarkable electromechanical properties. Strain modifies the direct band gap into an indirect one, and substantial strain even induces an semiconductor-metal transition. Providing…
The inherent flexibility of two dimensional materials allows for efficient manipulation of their physical properties through strain application, which is essential for the development of advanced nanoscale devices. This study aimed to…
Recent years have seen tremendous progress in experimental techniques to create uniaxial strain. Motivated by these advances we investigate the effect of uniaxial strain on LaMnO$_3$ employing ab-initio dynamical mean-field theory, and put…
Strain is commonly used in metal-oxide-semiconductor technologies to boost on-state performance. This booster has been in production for at least a decade. Despite this, a systematic study of the impact of strain on off-state leakage…