Silicene on metal and metallized surfaces: Ab initio studies

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 16, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Pflugradt, Paul ^a   Matthes, Lars ^a   Bechstedt, Friedhelm ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

calcium; Dirac cone; metal substrate; silicene

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AB INITIO STUDY; DIRAC CONES; FCC CRYSTALS; HEXAGONAL SYMMETRY; LATTICE RELAXATION; METAL SUBSTRATE; SILICENE; SMALL ENERGY;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84904160302     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/7/075004     Document Type: Article

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