Introduction to the Physics of Silicene and other 2D Materials

• Main Authors: Cahangirov, Seymur, Sahin, Hasan, Le Lay, Guy, Rubio, Angel
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 01.01.2017; Springer; Springer International Publishing AG; Springer International Publishing
• Edition: 1
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics
• Subjects: Electronics-Materials; Materials > Mechanical properties; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanosilicon; Nanostructured materials; Nanotechnology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Silicon; Solid State Physics; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films
• ISBN: 3319465724; 9783319465722; 9783319465708; 3319465708
• ISSN: 0075-8450; 1616-6361
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46572-2

This concise book offers an essential introduction and reference guide for the many newcomers to the field of physics of elemental 2D materials.Silicene and related materials are currently among the most actively studied materials, especially following the first experimental synthesis on substrates...

Table of Contents:

• Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 A Brief History of Silicene -- References -- 2 Freestanding Silicene -- 2.1 Reconstructions of Bulk Silicon Surfaces -- 2.2 Atomic Structure and Stability of Freestanding Silicene -- 2.3 Electronic Structure of Freestanding Silicene -- 2.4 Hydrogenation: Silicane and Germanane -- 2.5 Oxygenation -- 2.6 Interaction with Halogens -- 2.7 Functionalization of Silicene -- 2.8 Dumbbell Structure -- 2.9 Nanoribbons -- References -- 3 Silicene on Ag Substrate -- 3.1 Experimental Evidence -- 3.2 Growth Mechanism -- 3.3 The Nature of the Linear Bands -- References -- 4 Multilayer Silicene -- 4.1 Experimental Evidence -- 4.2 Atomic Structure -- 4.3 Silicites -- References -- 5 Germanene, Stanene and Other 2D Materials -- 5.1 Binary Compounds of Group IV and Group III-V Elements -- 5.2 Borophene and Phosphorene -- 5.3 Transition Metal Dichalcogenides -- 5.4 Chalcogenides of Sn -- 5.5 Portlandite and Brucite -- 5.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 6 Strain Engineering of 2D Materials -- 6.1 MoS2 -- 6.2 MoSe2 -- 6.3 WSe2 -- 6.4 ReSe2 -- 6.5 Black Phosphorus -- References -- Erratum to: Introduction to the Physics of Silicene and other 2D Materials