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Graphene-silicene bilayer : a nanocapacitor with permanent dipole and piezoelectricity effect
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Abstract
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Using density functional theory, we study the electronic properties of a graphene-silicene bilayer (GSB). A single layer of silicene binds to the graphene layer with adhesion energy of about 25 meV/atom. This adhesion energy between the two layers follows accurately the well-known -1/z(2) dispersion energy as found between two infinite parallel plates. In small flakes of GSB with hydrogenated edges, negative charge is transferred from the graphene layer to the silicene layer, producing a permanent and a switchable polar bilayer, while in an infinite GSB, the negative charge is transferred from the silicene layer to the graphene layer. The graphene-silicene bilayer is a good candidate for a nanocapacitor with piezoelectric capabilities. We found that the permanent dipole of the bilayer can be tuned by an external perpendicular electric field. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics. - Lancaster, Pa, 1998 - 2015
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Publication
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Lancaster, Pa
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2015
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ISSN
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1098-0121
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1550-235X
[online]
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DOI
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10.1103/PHYSREVB.92.155113
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Volume/pages
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92
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(2015)
, 7 p.
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Article Reference
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155113
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ISI
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000362493400002
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Medium
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E-only publicatie
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (open access)
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