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Theory of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics

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Piezotronic and piezo-phototronic devices exhibit high performance and have potential applications especially in next-generation self-powered, flexible electronics and wearable systems. In these devices, a strain-induced piezoelectric field at a junction, contact, or interface can significantly modulate the carrier generation, recombination, and transport properties. This mechanism has been studied based on the theory of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics. Simulation-driven materials design and device improvements have been greatly propelled by the finite element method, density functional theory, and molecular dynamics for achieving high-performance devices. Dynamical piezoelectric fields can also control new quantum states in quantum materials, such as in topological insulators, which pave a new path for enhancing performance and for investigating the fundamental physics of quantum piezotronics and piezo-phototronics.

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  2. George Washington University, USA

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  3. Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Zhang, Y., Leng, Y., Willatzen, M. et al. Theory of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics. MRS Bulletin 43, 928–935 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2018.297

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