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May 13, 2026Physical Review Materials0 citationsOpen Access

Engineering the optical absorption in S-hyperdoped Si from short wavelength to far infrared: A first-principles study

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FMFrancesco MeloneGOGiovanni OnidaADA. Debernardi

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how optical absorption can be engineered in S-hyperdoped silicon through first-principles simulations.
  • Utilized density functional theory-based first-principles simulations to model S-hyperdoped silicon.
  • Applied a random distribution model to estimate the percentage of distinct S complexes.
  • Predicted shifts in optical absorption spectra by varying the dopant concentration.
  • Predicted an enlarged tunability of the insulator-to-metal transition compared to other chalcogen-hyperdoped systems.
  • Forecast optical absorption spectra extending from the short wavelength infrared to the far infrared region.
  • Highlighted that changes in complex abundance during synthesis substantially influence properties.

Abstract

By combining Density functional theory-based first-principles simulations with a random distribution model for estimating the relative percentage of distinct types of S complexes in S-hyperdoped silicon, we predict a tunability of the insulator-to-metal transition at the critical dopant concentration that is significantly larger than previously reported for other chalcogen-hyperdoped Si systems, driven by the relative abundance of the different complexes. By assuming the possibility to tune the latter during the sample synthesis, we predict that optical absorption spectra of S-hyperdoped Si can be engineered from the short wavelength infrared to far infrared region.

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Melone et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0414f679e20c90b4444da0https://doi.org/10.1103/y5zw-qt7d
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