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We investigate the adsorption of graphene sheets on h-BN substrates by means of first-principles calculations in the framework of adiabatic connection fluctuation-dissipation theory in the random phase approximation. We obtain adhesion…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-12-14 B. Sachs , T. O. Wehling , M. I. Katsnelson , A. I. Lichtenstein

In our previous study, we have predicted the novel two-dimensional honeycomb monolayers of pnictogen. In particular, the structure and properties of the honeycomb monolayer of nitrogen, which we call nitrogene, are very unusual. In this…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-10-04 Jie-Sen Li , Wei-Liang Wang , Dao-Xin Yao

Effect of electric field on the band structures of graphene/BN and BN/BN bilayers is investigated within the framework of density functional theory. A relatively large degree of modulation is predicted for the graphene/BN bilayer. The…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-30 Radhakrishnan Balu , Xiaoliang Zhong , Ravindra Pandey , Shashi P. Karna

Recently hybridized monolayers consisting of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) phases inside graphene layer have been synthesized and shown to be an effective way of opening band gap in graphene monolayers [1]. In this letter, we report an ab…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-04-27 Qing Peng , Amir R. Zamiri , Wei Ji , Suvranu De

Single layer core/shell structures consisting of graphene as core and hexagonal boron nitride as shell are studied using first-principles plane wave method within density functional theory. Electronic energy level structure is analysed as a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-08-05 S. Cahangirov , S. Ciraci

The adsorption of single atoms on pristine and defected hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) was systematically investigated using density functional theory. Elements from the first three rows of the periodic table, together with selected…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-02-04 Ana S. Dobrota , Natalia V. Skorodumova , Igor A. Pašti

Since the rising of graphene, boron nitride monolayers have been deeply studied due to their structural similarity with the former. A hexagonal graphene-like boron-carbon-nitrogen (h-BCN) monolayer was synthesized recently using bis-BN…

The biphenylene network (BPN) is a notable achievement in recent fabrication endeavors for conceiving new 2D materials. The stability of its boron nitride counterpart, BN-BPN, has been confirmed through numerical investigations. In this…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-10-12 Kleuton Antunes Lopes Lima , Luiz Antonio Ribeiro Junior

Layer-dependent electronic and structural properties of emerging graphitic carbon boron compound C3B are investigated using both density functional theory and the GW approximation. We discover that, in contrast to a moderate quasiparticle…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-07-29 Yabei Wu , Weiyi Xia , Yubo Zhang , Wenguang Zhu , Wenqing Zhang , Peihong Zhang

Two-dimensional (2D) nitride materials such as hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), graphitic carbon nitride (g-C$_3$N$_4$), and beryllonitrene (BeN$_4$) have emerged as promising candidates for next generation electronic, optoelectronic, and…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-10-16 Shreya G. Sarkar , Kuneh Parag Shah , Brahmananda Chakraborty

In this Letter, we derive an effective theory of graphene on a hexagonal Boron Nitride (h-BN) substrate. We show that the h-BN substrate generically opens a spectral gap in graphene despite the lattice mismatch. The origin of that gap is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-11-12 M. Kindermann , Bruno Uchoa , D. L. Miller

Computational materials are pivotal in advancing our understanding of distinct material classes and their properties, offering valuable insights in predicting novel structures and complementing experimental approaches. In this context,…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-10-12 F. F. Monteiro , K. A. L. Lima , L. A. Ribeiro Junior

We investigated the electronic and optical properties of bilayer AB stacked Boron and Nitrogen vacancies in hexagonal Boron Nitride (h-BN) using density functional theory (DFT). The density of states (DOS) and electronic band structure…

Band gap tuning and dielectric properties of small organic ligands adsorbed on tin monolayers (stanene) have been investigated using first-principles calculations. Charge density analysis using density-functional theory shows that the…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-09-01 Andre Oliveira , Andreia Luisa da Rosa , Thomas Frauenheim

Density functional calculations are employed to study the molecular dissociation of hydrogen on graphene, the diffusion of chemisorbed atomic species, and the electronic properties of the resulting hydrogen on graphene system. Our results…

Materials Science · Physics 2011-06-03 Hayley McKay , David J. Wales , S. J. Jenkins , J. A. Verges , P. L. de Andres

Here, we present a mechanism for tailoring the photonic band structure of a quarter-wave stack without changing its physical periods by embedding conductive sheets. Graphene is utilized and studied as a realistic, two-dimensional conductive…

Optics · Physics 2014-07-31 Yuancheng Fan , Zeyong Wei , Hongqiang Li , Hong Chen , Costas M. Soukoulis

Electronic band structure and energetic stability of two types of and oriented silicon nanowires in beta-Sn phase with the surface terminated by hydrogen atoms were studied using density functional theory. It was found that beta-Sn…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-13 Pavel B. Sorokin , Pavel V. Avramov , Viktor A. Demin , Leonid A. Chernozatonskii

Electronic properties of the graphene layer sandwiched between two hexagonal boron nitride sheets have been studied using the first-principles calculations and the minimal tight-binding model. It is shown that for the ABC-stacked structure…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-11-10 J. Slawinska , I. Zasada , P. Kosinski , Z. Klusek

Using first-principle plane wave method we investigate the effects of static charging on structural, elastic, electronic and magnetic properties of suspended, single layer graphene, graphane, fluorographene, BN and MoS2 in honeycomb…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-01-24 M. Topsakal , S. Ciraci

The isotopic mass of constituent elements of materials has a well-known effect on the energy of vibrational modes. By means of monochromated scanning transmission electron microscopy we have experimentally studied the phonon bandstructure…