A new surface and structure for silicene: Polygonal silicene formation on the Al(111) surface

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 22142-22148

  Morishita, Tetsuya ^a,b   Spencer, Michelle J S ^c   Kawamoto, Shuhei ^a   Snook, Ian K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOLAYERS; SILICENE;

AG(111) SURFACE; DENSITY OF STATE; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTION; FIRST PRINCIPLES MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HONEYCOMB LATTICES; MONOLAYER STRUCTURES; POSSIBLE FUTURES;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84886671529     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4080898     Document Type: Article

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