Author(s)

Jingyi Liu

College of Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

The QSH edge channels can be used to connect dissipationless nanoelectronic devices, when the topological edge states and the bulk states have the perfectly spaced. But the monolayer 1T’-WTe₂ bulk state is metallic nature, with edge channel lengths around 100 nm, which hinders its further study. By simulating the different terminational edge states, using the GGA-1/2 method to calculate, we found a stable terminational edge state. And under strain engineering, fixed the a-axis, the band gap gradually increases with the b-axis tensile. When the tensile to 2.9%, the band gap increases to 245 meV. It greatly improves the application of 1T’-WTe₂. During the phase transition of the material from half-metal to insulator, the topology of edge states remains unchanged, showing strong robustness. Thus introducing strain can make 1T’-WTe₂ a suitable material for fundamental research or topological electronic devices.

1T’-WTe₂, Band Gap, Uniaxial Strain, GGA-1/2

Liu, J. (2022) Tunning the Band Gap of 1T’-WTe₂ by Uniaxial Strain. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 10, 772-778. doi: 10.4236/jamp.2022.103053.