Introduction to the Physics of Silicene and other 2D Materials

• Main Authors: Cahangirov, Seymur (Author), Sahin, Hasan (Author), Le Lay, Guy (Author), Rubio, Angel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 930
• Subjects: Physics.; Solid state physics.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Nanotechnology.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Solid State Physics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.

This concise book offers an essential introduction and reference guide for the many newcomers to the field of physics of elemental 2D materials. Silicene and related materials are currently among the most actively studied materials, especially following the first experimental synthesis on substrates...

Table of Contents:

• History of silicene
• Silicon versus carbon; likes and dislikes
• Atomic structure and stability of silicene
• Electronic structure of silicene
• Various functionals and beyond DFT
• Experimental realization on substrates
• Atomic and electronic structure of 3x3 silicene on 4x4 Ag (111)
• Emergence of mysterious v3xv3 structures; towards multilayer growth
• Dumbbell structure and growth kinetics
• Silicites; layered allotropes of silicon.