Electronic structural critique of interesting thermal and optical properties of CGe germagraphene
arXiv:2002.10446 · doi:10.1039/D0CP00884B
Abstract
In this communication, we report a theoretical attempt to understand the involvement of electronic structure in determination of optical and thermal properties of CGe germagraphene, a buckled two dimensional material. The structure is found to be a direct bandgap semiconductor with low carrier effective mass. Our study has revealed that the effect of spin-orbit coupling on the band structure and in appearance of spin Hall current in the material. A selectively high blue to ultraviolet light absorption and a refractive index comparable to flint glass open up the possible applicability of this material for optoelectronic devices. From electronic structural point of view, we investigate the reason behind its moderately high Seebeck coefficient and power factor comparable to traditional thermoelectric materials. Besides its narrow bandgap, relatively smaller work function of CGe () than graphene () and germanene () assures more easily removal of electron from the surface. This material is turned out to be an excellent alternative for futuristic semiconductor application from optical to thermal device regime.
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