Theoretical Study on the Electronic Properties of Two-Dimensional Covalent Triazine Frameworks/As van der Waals Heterostructures

The manuscript substantiates the structural and electronic properties of covalent triazine frameworks (CTF)/As van der Waals heterostructures (vdWh) employing the standard first-principles calculation method. The numerical results designate that the CTF/As vdWh has robust crystal structures, a type-II band alignment (BA), and an indirect bandgap of 1.44 eV. The calculated results demonstrate that the strain could lead to interesting indirect-direct semiconductor transitions, while the external electric field could give rise to type-II to type-I BA and semiconductor-metal transitions. The underlined outcomes present the workability of CTF/As vdWhs in unprecedented high-performance optoelectronic equipment.