• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 36, Issue 5, 492 (2021)
Hui XIANG1、2, Hui QUAN1, Yiyuan HU1, Weiqian ZHAO1, Bo XU2、3, and Jiang YIN2
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Mathematics and Physics, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China
  • 22. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 33. School of Sciences, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20200346 Cite this Article
    Hui XIANG, Hui QUAN, Yiyuan HU, Weiqian ZHAO, Bo XU, Jiang YIN. Piezoelectricity of Graphene-like Monolayer ZnO and GaN[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(5): 492 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    By employing density functional theory calculations, the mechanical, electronic and piezoelectric properties of graphene-like monolayers ZnO (g-ZnO) and GaN (g-GaN) were investigated. Elastic stiffness constants and piezoelectric tensors of monolayers g-ZnO and g-GaN using their Clamped-ion and Relaxed-ion components were mainly studied. Results indicate that these two graphene-like structures are semiconductors with excellent elasticity. The piezoelectric coefficient of monolayers g-ZnO and g-GaN are about 9.4 and 2.2 pm·V-1, respectively, implying their piezoelectric effect in extremely thin film devices, especially the g-ZnO. The remarkable piezoelectricity of monolayer g-ZnO enables it a wide range of applications, such as mechanical stress sensors, actuators, transducer and energy harvesting devices.
    Hui XIANG, Hui QUAN, Yiyuan HU, Weiqian ZHAO, Bo XU, Jiang YIN. Piezoelectricity of Graphene-like Monolayer ZnO and GaN[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(5): 492
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