Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: The structural and electronic properties of the hydrides of silicene and germanene have been studied using ab initio calculations. The trend for the M–H (M=C, Si, and Ge) bond lengths, and corresponding bond energies, is consistent with the atomic size trend, and comparable to those of MH4 hydrides. Band structures were also obtained for the buckled configuration, which is the stable form for both silicene and germanene. Upon hydrogenation, both silicane (indirect gap) and germanane (direct gap) are semiconducting.
Source: Applied Physics Letters
DOI: 10.1063/1.3495786
Institution: Wright State University
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2031225096