Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2005-11-11
Phys. Rev. B 74, 035434 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
6 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.74.035434
The elasticity and piezoelectricity of zinc oxide (ZnO) crystals and single layers are investigated from the first-principles calculations. It is found that a ZnO thin film less than three Zn-O layers prefers a planar graphite-like structure to the wurtzite structure. ZnO single layers are much more flexible than graphite single layers in the elasticity and stronger than boron nitride single layers in the piezoelectricity. Single-walled ZnO nanotubes (SWZONTs) can exist in principle because of their negative binding energy. The piezoelectricity of SWZONTs depends on their chirality. For most ZnO nanotubes except the zigzag type, twists around the tube axis will induce axial polarizations. A possible scheme is proposed to achieve the SWZONTs from the solid-vapor phase process with carbon nanotubes as templates.
Hu Xiao
Tu Z. C.
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