Free-standing bilayer silicene: The effect of stacking order on the structural, electronic, and transport properties

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3818-3825

  Padilha, José E ^a   Pontes, Renato B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); BUCKLING; CONFORMATIONS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILICENE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIORS; BI-LAYER STRUCTURE; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; ENERGY CONFORMATION; STACKING CONFIGURATIONS; STRUCTURAL CONFORMATIONS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84923386048     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp512489m     Document Type: Article

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