A semi-empirical Hamiltonian for boron, phosphorus and compounds containing boron, phosphorus and silicon.

Tandy, Paul

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“…The overlap function is expected to have the general shape of any overlap curves obtained from ab-initio calculations, and as already indicated in [24], the following constraints must be met:…”

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Materials design and band gap engineering of complex nanostructures using a semi-empirical approach : low dimensional boron nanostructures, h-BN sheet with graphene domains and holey graphene.

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Kah, Cherno Baba, "Materials design and band gap engineering of complex nanostructures using a semi-empirical approach : low dimensional boron nanostructures, h-BN sheet with graphene domains and holey graphene." (2016 calculates the charge distribution around a site self-consistently (SC). Throughout this dissertation, we will refer this semi-empirical Hamiltonian using the acronym SCED-LCAO.Our first application on boron nanostructures using SCED-LCAO revealed that one and two-dimensional nanostructures (referred as α, δ4 and δ6 sheets) based on icosahedral α-B12 clusters were structurally stable. A relative stability with respect to δ6 was also vii determined for the two-dimensional sheets with the strength of the stability in the order of 4 < < 6 . The infinite one-dimensional chain (which is the least stable among the low dimensional Boron structures predicted) as well as δ4 and δ6 sheets are found to have semiconducting properties while α sheet has metallic properties.With recent reports on the synthesis of an ultra-thin layer of α-tetragonal B50 structure, we delved into a second project that focused on investigating the structural stabilities and properties of a single layer of α-tetragonal B50. We found that, the α-tetragonal B50 does not keep its two-dimensional nature but prefers to exhibit symmetry breaking. Our prediction is inconsistent with experimental observations but this may be due to experiments discerning double or multi-layer structures of α-tetragonal B50. We note that the stability of multi-layer α-tetragonal B50 structure requires further investigation.A third application studied includes the band gap engineering on h-BN sheet by creating in it graphene domains of different shapes (triangular, circular, hexagonal and rectangular) and sizes with the aim of reducing the energy gap of pristine h-BN. For this project, the parametrization of the SCED-LCAO Hamiltonian corresponding to the nitrogen element was developed as a first step towards the investigation of pristine h-BN sheets and h-BN sheets embedded with graphene domains. The results of our study of h-BN sheets embedded with graphene domains reveal that the density of states are dependent on the shapes and sizes of the graphene domains and that hexagonal and circular graphene domains are good candidates for engineering the gap of a pristine h-BN sheet.A fourth application of SCED-LCAO method focused on a study of the band gap of holey graphene sheets, i.e., graphene sheets carved with different types of geometrical viii holes. We found holey triangular graphene sheets to have the smallest possible energy gap with its biggest size being the most stable and having 0.11 for gap. Holey circular graphene sheet has also a stable structure with a possible gap of 0.35 while the most stable structure among the holey rectangular sheets was found to have a gap of 0.4 .Computational studies undertaken in this dissertation demonstrate that the SCED-LCAO method is a powerful technique for designing materials with desired properties, which can guid...

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“…In table 1 we will summarize the different Hamiltonian parameters fitted for each of the elements mentioned above. [23], silicon [23], boron [24] and gallium [25] It has then been proven both in refs. [2][3][4] [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]; and (4) compact structures for larger sized of Bn clusters (n >180) [4], respectively.…”

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“…The two different side views of these four paths were also shown in Based on the adsorption energy landscape, the energy barrier along different diffusion paths was determined. Following the Arrhenius equation [211] for the temperature dependence of reaction rates, and currently can be used to model the temperature variation of diffusion coefficients, the diffusion constant (D) of Li can be estimated as…”

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Computational prediction, characterization, and methodology development for two-dimensional nanostructures: phosphorene and phosphide binary compounds.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude Dr. Shi-Yu Wu who has impacted my life by first introducing me to the University of Louisville and helped me a lot in my research and life. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Professor Ming Yu for accepting me in her research group and the continuous support of my Ph.D. study and research, for her patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense knowledge. She definitely provided me with the tools that I needed to choose the right direction. Her guidance helped me in all the time of research and writing of this thesis. My appreciations also go to Professors Chakram Jayanthi, Gamini Sumanasekera and Xiao-An Fu for accepting to be part of my dissertation committee and for the various suggestions and discussions. Each of the members of my Dissertation Committee has provided me extensive personal and professional guidance and taught me a great deal about both scientific research and life in general.

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A semi-empirical Hamiltonian for boron, phosphorus and compounds containing boron, phosphorus and silicon.

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Materials design and band gap engineering of complex nanostructures using a semi-empirical approach : low dimensional boron nanostructures, h-BN sheet with graphene domains and holey graphene.

Materials design and band gap engineering of complex nanostructures using a semi-empirical approach : low dimensional boron nanostructures, h-BN sheet with graphene domains and holey graphene.

Computational prediction, characterization, and methodology development for two-dimensional nanostructures: phosphorene and phosphide binary compounds.

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