Silicene on Ag(1 1 1): Geometric and electronic structures of a new honeycomb material of Si

Progress in Surface Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-20

  Takagi, Noriaki ^a   Lin, Chun Liang ^a   Kawahara, Kazuaki ^a   Minamitani, Emi ^a   Tsukahara, Noriyuki ^a   Kawai, Maki ^a   Arafune, Ryuichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ag(1 1 1); DFT theory; Dirac fermion; Graphene; Honeycomb structure; Silicene; STM; STS; Topological insulator; Two dimensional material

Indexed keywords

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

AG(1 1 1); DFT THEORY; DIRAC FERMIONS; SILICENE; STM; STS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84908328330     PISSN: 00796816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progsurf.2014.10.001     Document Type: Review

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