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Title
Single-layer structures of - and -Gallenene : a tight-binding approach
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Abstract
Using the simplified linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) method in combination with ab initio calculations, we construct a tight-binding (TB) model for two different crystal structures of monolayer gallium: a(100)- and b(010)-Gallenene. The analytical expression for the Hamiltonian and numerical results for the overlap matrix elements between different orbitals of the Ga atoms and for the Slater and Koster (SK) integrals are obtained. We find that the compaction of different structures affects significantly the formation of the orbitals. The results for a(100)-Gallenene can be very well explained with an orthogonal basis set, while for b(010)-Gallenene we have to assume a non-orthogonal basis set in order to construct the TB model. Moreover, the transmission properties of nanoribbons of both monolayers oriented along the AC and ZZ directions are also investigated and it is shown that both AC- and ZZ-b(010)-Gallenene nanoribbons exhibit semiconducting behavior with zero transmission while those of a(100)-Gallenene nanoribbons are metallic.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physical chemistry, chemical physics / Royal Society of Chemistry [London] - Cambridge, 1999, currens
Publication
Cambridge : The Royal Society of Chemistry , 2019
ISSN
1463-9076 [print]
1463-9084 [online]
DOI
10.1039/C9CP02515D
Volume/pages
21 :28 (2019) , p. 15798-15804
ISI
000476603700057
Pubmed ID
31282510
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UAntwerpen
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Theoretical investigation of electronic transport in functionalized 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (Trans2DTMD).
Tight-binding model and effective Hamiltonian for twodimensional materials.
CalcUA as central calculation facility: supporting core facilities.
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