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Geometrical and electrical modulation on the transport property of silicene constrictions

We study the electrical modulation of the transport properties of silicene constrictions with different geometrical structures by adopting the tight-binding model and non-equilibrium Green's function method. The band structure and transmission properties are discussed under the influence of the external electric field and potential energy. Especially, we investigate the effects of the position and width of the central scattering region on the conductance with increasing of Fermi energy. We find that the conductance significantly depends on the position and the width. Interestingly, the symmetrical structure of the central region can induce a resonance effect and significantly enlarge the system's conductance. Obviously, we obtain an effective method to adjust the transport property of the silicene heterojunctions. Correspondingly, we propose a novel two-channel structure with an excellent performance on the conductance compared to the one-channel structure with the same total width.