Field-effect–induced superconductivity in surfaces of tetrahedrally coordinated semiconductors: The case of (111) hydrogenated silicon

Romanin, D. (2020) Field-effect–induced superconductivity in surfaces of tetrahedrally coordinated semiconductors: The case of (111) hydrogenated silicon. Il nuovo cimento C, 43 (4-5). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1826-9885

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Abstract

We show the possibility of inducing a superconductive phase transition in tetrahedrally coordinated semiconductors via field-effect (FET) doping by taking as an example the hydrogenated (111) silicon surface. We perform density functional theory computations of the electronic and vibrational properties of the system in the proper FET geometry, by taking into account the applied electric field and the induced charge density. Using a simplified superconductive model at q = Γ and the McMillan/Allen-Dynes formula, we get an estimate of the superconductive critical temperature. We observe that, by heavily doping with holes at ndop = 6·1014 cm−2, we get an electron-phonon coupling constant of λSi = 0.98 and a superconductive phase transition at Tc ∈ [8.94; 10.91] K, with μ∗ ∈ [0.08; 0.12].

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica
Depositing User:	Marina Spanti
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2021 09:04
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 09:04
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/20849

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