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Ab initio calculations; density functional theory; elemental; semiconductors; nanofabrication; nanostructured materials; scanning; tunnelling microscopy; semiconductor epitaxial layers; semiconductor; growth; silicon; solid phase epitaxial growth; TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS; AUGMENTED-WAVE METHOD; BASIS-SET; NANOWIRES; METALS; GAS; Physics
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Graphene-Like Silicon Nanoribbons On Ag(110): A Possible Formation Of Silicene, Bernard Aufray, Abdelkader Kara, Sébastien Vizzini, Hamid Oughaddou, Christel Léandri, Benedicte Ealet, Guy Le Lay
Graphene-Like Silicon Nanoribbons On Ag(110): A Possible Formation Of Silicene, Bernard Aufray, Abdelkader Kara, Sébastien Vizzini, Hamid Oughaddou, Christel Léandri, Benedicte Ealet, Guy Le Lay
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Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and ab initio calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) were used to study the self-aligned silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110) with honeycomb, graphene-like structure. The silicon honeycombs structure on top of the silver substrate is clearly observed by STM, while the DFT calculations confirm that the Si atoms adopt spontaneously this new silicon structure.