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We report on total-energy electronic-structure calculations in the density-functional theory performed for both monolayer and bilayer silicene on Ag(111) surfaces. The rt3 x rt3 structure observed experimentally and argued to be the…
Due to the noticeable structural similarity and being neighborhood in periodic table of group-IV and -V elemental monolayers, whether the combination of group-IV and -V elements could have stable nanosheet structures with optimistic…
Using full-potential density functional calculations we have investigated the structural and electronic properties of graphene and some of its structural analogues, viz., monolayer (ML) of SiC, GeC, BN, AlN, GaN, ZnO, ZnS and ZnSe. While…
Equilateral triangle-shaped graphene nanoislands with a lateral dimension of $n$ benzene rings are known as $[n]$triangulenes. Individual $[n]$triangulenes are open-shell molecules, with single-particle electronic spectra that host $n-1$…
The discovery of graphene and other two-dimensional (2-D) materials has stimulated a general interest in low-dimensional (low-D) materials. Whereas long time ago, Peierls and Landau's theoretical work demonstrated that any one- and…
Twelve two-dimensional group-IV monochalcogenide monolayers (SiS, SiSe, SiTe, GeS, GeSe, GeTe, SnS, SnSe, SnTe, PbS, PbSe, and PbTe) with a buckled honeycomb atomistic structure--belonging to symmetry group P3m1--and an out-of-plane…
Atomic collapse is a phenomenon inherent to relativistic quantum mechanics where electron states dive in the positron continuum for highly charged nuclei. This phenomenon was recently observed in graphene. Here we investigate a novel…
We study the dynamical stability of elemental two-dimensional (2D) metals from Li to Pb by calculating the phonon band structure from first principles, where 2D structures are assumed to be planer hexagonal, buckled honeycomb, and buckled…
Graphene is a two-dimensional layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice, whose outstanding properties makes it an excellent material for future electronic and photonic terahertz (THz) devices. In this work, we design hybrid…
The electronic properties of aluminum-doped graphenes enriched by multi-orbital hybridizations are investigated using first-principles calculations. The feature-rich electronic structures exhibit the quasi-rigid red shifts of the…
We use a functional renormalization group approach to study the instabilities due to electron-electron interactions in a bilayer honeycomb lattice model with AA stacking, as it might be relevant for layered graphene with this structure.…
Interest in two dimensional materials has exploded in recent years. Not only are they studied due to their novel electronic properties, such as the emergent Dirac Fermion in graphene, but also as a new paradigm in which stacking layers of…
By using ab inito calculations within Density Functional Theory, we have explored the possible structures and various properties of porous AlN monolayer materials. Two kinds of porous AlN monolayer are identified, and the phonon dispersion…
Recently cycloarene has been experimentally obtained in a self-assembled structure, forming graphene-like monoatomic layered systems. Here, we establish the bandgap engineering/prediction in cycloarene assemblies within a combination of…
Theoretical progress in graphene physics has largely relied on the application of a simple nearest-neighbor tight-binding model capable of predicting many of the electronic properties of this material. However, important features that…
We present a study of mechanical, electronic and magnetic properties of two dimensional (2D), monolayer of silicon carbide (SiC) in honeycomb structure and its quasi 1D armchair nanoribbons using first-principles plane wave method. In order…
While graphene is a semi-metal, a recently synthesized hydrogenated graphene called graphane, is an insulator. We have probed the transformation of graphene upon hydrogenation to graphane within the framework of density functional theory.…
Following recently published study of Prezhdo and coworkers (JPC Letters, 2014, 5, 4129-4133), we report a systematic investigation of how monovalent and divalent ions influence valence electronic structure of graphene. Pure density…
The carbon monolayer band structure calculated in the approximation of weakly interacting {\pi} electrons corresponds to massless electron excitations known as Dirac fermions not previously observed in any other material. However, if strong…
In this study we present a theoretical investigation of structural, electronic and mechanical properties of pentagonal monolayers of carbon (p-graphene), boron nitride (p-B$_{2}$N$_{4}$ and p-B$_{4}$N$_{2}$) and silver azide (p-AgN$_{3}$)…