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Theoretical design of all-carbon networks with intrinsic magnetism
Yan Gao, Xiaolong Feng, Ben-Chao Gong +4
To induce intrinsic magnetism in the nominally nonmagnetic carbon materials containing only and electrons is an intriguing yet challenging task. Here, based on first-princi…
Predication of topological states in the allotropes of group-IV elements
Chengyong Zhong
Three-dimensional topological insulators have been studied for approximately fifteen years, but those made from group-IV elements, especially Ge and Sn, seem particularly attractiv…
Three-dimensional graphene networks modified with acetylenic linkages for high-performance optoelectronics and Li-ion battery anode material
Chengyong Zhong, Wenxia Zhang, Guangqian Ding +1
Searching for three-dimensional(3D) semiconducting carbon allotropes with proper bandgaps and excellent optoelectronic properties is always the chasing goal for the new emerging al…
Grapheayne: a class of low-energy carbon allotropes with diverse optoelectronic and topological properties
Yan Gao, Chengyong Zhong, Shengyuan A. Yang +2
A series of carbon allotropes with novel optoelectronic and rich topological properties is predicted by systematic first-principles calculations. These fascinating carbon allotrope…
Two-dimensional honeycomb borophene oxide: A promising anode material offering super high capacity for Li/Na-ion batteries
Junping Hu, Chengyong Zhong, Weikang Wu +4
Rational design of novel two-dimensional (2D) electrode materials with high capacity is crucial for the further development of Li-ion and Na-ion batteries. Herein, based on first-p…
Hexagonal supertetrahedral boron: A topological metal with multiple spin-orbit-free emergent fermions
Yan Gao, Weikang Wu, Peng-Jie Guo +4
We predict a new three-dimensional (3D) boron allotrope based on systematic first-principles electronic structure calculations. This allotrope can be derived by substituting each c…
Two-dimensional honeycomb borophene oxide: Strong anisotropy and nodal loop transformation
Chengyong Zhong, Weikang Wu, Junjie He +5
The search for topological semimetals is mainly focused on heavy-element compounds as following the footsteps of previous research on topological insulators, with less attention on…
Double Kagome bands in a two-dimensional phosphorus carbide P2C3
Sili Huang, Yuee Xie, Chengyong Zhong +1
The interesting properties of Kagome bands, consisting of Dirac bands and a flat band, have attracted extensive attention. However, the materials with only one Kagome band around t…
Ferromagnetism and Wigner crystallization in Kagome graphene and related structures
Yuanping Chen, Shenglong Xu, Yuee Xie +3
Interaction in a flat band is magnified due to the divergence in the density of states, which gives rise to a variety of many-body phenomena such as ferromagnetism and Wigner cryst…
A review of thermal transport and electronic properties of borophene
Dengfeng Li, Ying Chen, Jia He +3
In recent years, two-dimensional boron sheets (borophene) have been experimentally synthesized and theoretically observed as promising conductor or transistor with novel thermal an…
Three-dimensional Pentagon Carbon with a genesis of emergent fermions
Chengyong Zhong, Yuanping Chen, Zhi-Ming Yu +4
Carbon, the basic building block of our universe, enjoys a vast number of allotropic structures. Owing to its bonding characteristic, most carbon allotropes possess the motif of he…
Type-I and type-II Dirac fermions in graphene with nitrogen-molecule line defects
Honghong Zhang, Yuee Xie, Chengyong Zhong +2
Recently, type-II Dirac fermions characterized by strongly titled Dirac cones have been proposed. The new fermions exhibit unique physical properties different from the type-I Dira…
Electron and phonon properties and gas storage in carbon honeycomb
Yan Gao, Yuanping Chen, Chengyong Zhong +3
A new kind of three-dimensional carbon allotropes, termed carbon honeycomb (CHC), has recently been synthesized [PRL 116, 055501 (2016)]. Based on the experimental results, a famil…
Coexistence of flat bands and Dirac bands in a carbon-Kagome-lattice family
Chengyong Zhong, Yuee Xie, Yuanping Chen +1
The Dirac bands and flat bands are difficult to coexist because they represent two extreme ends of electronic properties. However, in this paper, we propose a carbon-Kagome-lattice…
Towards Three-Dimensional Weyl-SurfaceSemimetals in Graphene Networks
Chengyong Zhong, Yuanping Chen, Yuee Xie +3
Graphene as a two-dimensional (2D) topological Dirac semimetal has attracted much attention for its outstanding properties and potential applications. However, three-dimensional (3…