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Structural And Electronic Properties Of Two-Dimensional Silicene, Graphene, And Related Structures, Ruiping Zhou

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Traditional CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) transistors have already been in the nanometer range. As bulk silicon material is approaching its physical limits, it is highly desirable to seek novel, functional materials to continue Moore's law. Two-dimensional(2D) materials, such as graphene and silicene, have attracted great attention since they were envisioned a few years ago, having extraordinary electrical properties. Research in this work was focused on understanding the structural and electronic properties of a few atomic layers of carbon (graphene) and silicon (silicene). Atomic structures of the 2D materials, corresponding band structures, and transport properties were calculated based on density functional theory. …