Abstract: Two-dimensional Janus TMDs (MXY structure) have been used to construct heterojunctions with β-Ga2O3 to improve the optoelectronic pro-perties of β-Ga2O3, but there are few reports on the research of forming heterostructures by contacting β-Ga2O3 with Janus chalcogenides of group III-VI with M2XY structure. In this study, the electronic structure and optical absorption characteristics of the Ga2SSe/β- Ga2O3 heterojunction were thoroughly investigated. Additionally, the impact of biaxial strain on the performance of this heterojunction was analyzed emphatically. The research results are as follows. First, Compared to Ga2SSe(-S)/β-Ga2O3, the heterojunction Ga2SSe(-Se)/β-Ga2O3 exhibits a lower tunneling barrier and a higher transmission efficiency, and the optical absorption of the heterojunction is significantly enhanced in the ultraviolet region. Second, Biaxial strain significantly impacts the bandgap, carrier effective masses, and optical absorption performance of the heterojunction. Under biaxial strain ranging from -8% to 8%, the heterojunction′s bandgap decreases with increasing strain, adjustable within a wide range of 0.2 eV to 1.43 eV. The electron effective mass gradually decreases from 0.376 eV to 0.258 eV, while the hole effective mass undergoes a sharp drop at -2% compressive strain, indicating a more pronounced effect of compressive strain on the hole effective mass. In addition, the optical absorption capacity of the heterojunction from infrared to ultraviolet region is significantly enhanced under tensile strain compared with that under compressive strain. This study not only reveals the excellent performance of Ga2SSe/β-Ga2O3 heterojunction, but also provides new ideas and theoretical support for the design of high-performance optoelectronic devices.
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