Nonmetallic substrates for growth of silicene: An ab initio prediction

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2014, Pages

  Kokott, S ^a   Pflugradt, P ^a   Matthes, L ^a   Bechstedt, F ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

CaF2(1 1 1) surface; Cl passivated Si(1 1 1) surface; Dirac cones; first principles calculations; silicene

Indexed keywords

PASSIVATION; SILICON; SUBSTRATES; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

AB INITIO PREDICTION; DIRAC CONES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; HONEYCOMB LATTICES; NON-METALLIC SUBSTRATES; SI (1 1 1); SILICENE; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

CALCULATIONS;

GRAPHITE; SILICON;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ELECTRON; QUANTUM THEORY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ELECTRONS; GRAPHITE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SILICON; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84899419764     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/18/185002     Document Type: Article

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