Adsorption and absorption of Boron, Nitrogen, Aluminium and Phosphorus on Silicene: stability, electronic and phonon properties
arXiv:1302.3746 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.87.085444
Abstract
Ab initio calculations within the density-functional theory formalism are performed to investigate the chemical functionalization of a graphene-like monolayer of silicon - silicene - with B, N, Al or P atoms. The structural, electronic, magnetic and vibrational properties are reported. The most preferable adsorption sites are found to be valley, bridge, valley and hill site for B, N, Al and P adatoms, respectively. All the relaxed systems with adsorbed/substituted atoms exhibit metallic behaviour with strongly bonded B, N, Al, and P atoms accompanied by an appreciable electron transfer from silicene to the B, N and P adatom/substituent. The Al atoms exhibit opposite charge transfer, with n-type doping of silicene and weaker bonding. The adatoms/substituents induce characteristic branches in the phonon spectrum of silicene, which can be probed by Raman measurements. Using molecular dynamics we found that the systems under study are stable up to at least T = 500 K. Our results demonstrate that silicene has a very reactive and functionalizable surface.
arXiv comment9 pages, 5 figures
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