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Title
Silicon and germanium adamantane and diamantane monolayers as two-dimensional anisotropic direct-gap semiconductors
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Abstract
Structural and electronic properties of silicon and germanium monolayers with two different diamondoid crystal structures are detailed ab initio. Our results show that, despite Si and Ge being well-known indirect gap semiconductors in their bulk form, their adamantane and diamantane monolayers can exhibit optically active direct gap in the visible frequency range, with highly anisotropic effective masses, depending on the monolayer crystal structure. Moreover, we reveal that gaps in these materials are highly tunable with applied strain. These stable monolayer forms of Si and Ge are therefore expected to help bridging the gap between the fast growing area of opto-electronics in two-dimensional materials and the established silicon-based technologies.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physical review B / American Physical Society. - New York, N.Y, 2016, currens
Publication
New York, N.Y : American Physical Society , 2023
ISSN
2469-9969 [online]
2469-9950 [print]
DOI
10.1103/PHYSREVB.108.035302
Volume/pages
108 :3 (2023) , p. 1-10
Article Reference
035302
ISI
001074455300012
Medium
E-only publicatie
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Creation 30.10.2023
Last edited 25.04.2024
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