The synthesis of new Xenes and their potential applications prototypes have achieved significant milestones so far. However, to date the realization of Xene heterostructures in analogy with the well known van der Waals heterostructures remains an unresolved issue. Here, a Xene heterostructure concept based on the epitaxial combination of silicene and stanene on Ag(111) is introduced, and how one Xene layer enables another Xene layer of a different nature to grow on top is demonstrated. Single-phase (4 × 4) silicene is synthesized using stanene as a template, and stanene is grown on top of silicene on the other way around. In both heterostructures, in situ and ex situ probes confirm layer-by-layer growth without intercalations and intermixing. Modeling via density functional theory shows that the atomic layers in the heterostructures are strongly interacting, and hexagonal symmetry conservation in each individual layer is sequence selective. The results provide a substantial step toward currently missing Xene heterostructures and may inspire new paths for atomic-scale materials engineering.
Two-Dimensional Silicene–Stanene Heterostructures by Epitaxy / D.S. Dhungana, C. Grazianetti, C. Martella, S. Achilli, G. Fratesi, A. Molle. - In: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS. - ISSN 1616-301X. - 31:30(2021 Jul 23), pp. 2102797.1-2102797.8. [10.1002/adfm.202102797]
Titolo: | Two-Dimensional Silicene–Stanene Heterostructures by Epitaxy | |
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Parole Chiave: | heterostructures; molecular beam epitaxy; silicene; stanene; Xenes | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore FIS/03 - Fisica della Materia Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 23-lug-2021 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Data ahead of print / Data di stampa: | 19-mag-2021 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202102797 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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