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Graphene- the wonder material has attracted a great deal of attention from varied fields of condensed matter physics, materials science and chemistry in recent times. Its 2D atomic layer structure and unique electronic band structure makes…
A first-principles approach for calculating ion separation in solution through two-dimensional (2D) membranes is proposed and applied. Ionic energy profiles across the membrane are obtained first, where solvation effects are simulated…
Silicene is predicted to possess exotic electronic properties and a forerunner amongst all 2D materials for the development of exotic devices using present silicon technology. Here we report the synthesis of free standing layered 2D…
Herein, we demonstrate that first-principles calculations can be used for mapping electronic properties of two-dimensional (2d) materials with respect to non-uniform strain. By investigating four representative single-layer 2d compounds…
The effect of external static charging on borophenes - 2D boron crystals - is investigated by using first principles calculations. The influence of the excess negative charge on the stability of the 2D structures is examined using a very…
Strain engineering has quickly emerged as a viable option to modify the electronic, optical and magnetic properties of 2D materials. However, it remains challenging to arbitrarily control the strain. Here we show that by creating…
Boron vacancies (VB${^-}$) in hexagonal boron-nitride (hBN) have sparked great interest in recent years, due to their electronic spin properties. Since hBN can be readily integrated into devices where it interfaces a huge variety of other…
Very recently, two-dimensional(2D) boron sheets (borophene) with rectangular structure has been grown successfully on single crystal Ag(111) substrates.The fabricated boroprene is predicted to have unusual mechanical properties. We…
Nanotubular materials inspired by crystalline diborides such as AlB_2 are proposed. The atomic structure, in particular the basic chemical question of where to put Al atoms in order to stabilize nanotubular Al-B systems, is investigated…
The production of high-quality two-dimensional (2D) materials is essential for the ultimate performance of single layers and their hybrids. Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is foreseen to become the key 2D hybrid and packaging material since…
Some soliton equation in 2+1 dimensions and their 1+1 and/or dimensional integrable reductions are considered.
In this paper the theory of 2-Variable Boolean Operation (2-VBO) has been discussed on a pair of n-bit strings. 2-VBO serves to bring out the relation between numbers which when plot on a 2-D surface form interesting patterns; patterns that…
Two-dimensional boron sheets (borophenes) have been successfully synthesized in experiments and are expected to exhibit intriguing transport properties such as the emergence of superconductivity and Dirac Fermions. However, quantitative…
Boron is an element of fascinating chemical complexity. Controversies have shrouded this element since its discovery was announced in 1808: the new 'element' turned out to be a compound containing less than 60-70 percent of boron, and it…
In this work we report results of step-by-step modeling of the oxidation of free-standing boron monolayers of different types. Results of the calculations demonstrate that the process of the oxidation is always exothermic and lead toward…
A number of metal-based nanopowders such kinds as Fe, Co, Fe/Co alloy, Fe/C, Fe/organic shell were successfully produced by aerosol synthesis method. The mechanism of nanoparticles formation and the influence of experimental parameters on…
The search for an ideal single-photon source has generated significant interest in discovering novel emitters in materials as well as developing new manipulation techniques to gain better control over the emitters' properties. Quantum…
The configurations, stability and electronic structures of a new class of boron sheet and related boron nanotubes are predicted within the framework of density functional theory. This boron sheet is sparser than those of recent proposals.…
We report on a two-step ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition synthesis of a vertical Ir(111)/borophene/hexagonal boron nitride heterostructure, using borazine as a single-source precursor. The process takes advantage of the finite…
Low-dimensional electron systems fabricated from quantum matter have in recent years become available and are being explored with great intensity. This article gives an overview of the fundamental properties of such systems and summarizes…