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Symmetric Breakage-Induced Semimetallic State: Polymorphism in Ruthenate Nanosheets.

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Atomic arrangements and their symmetries govern the physical properties of materials, including nanosheets that are low-dimensional nanomaterials. Although they have the same composition, symmetric changes associated with atomic displacements sometimes… Click to show full abstract

Atomic arrangements and their symmetries govern the physical properties of materials, including nanosheets that are low-dimensional nanomaterials. Although they have the same composition, symmetric changes associated with atomic displacements sometimes induce unexpected physical properties. Herein, we report that symmetric breakage induces a semimetallic state in chemically exfoliated ruthenate nanosheets. The atomic arrangements and symmetries are determined by a pair distribution function (PDF); subsequently, the physical properties are discussed using ab initio calculations and resistivity measurements. Ruthenate nanosheets can adopt an electronic structure similar to that of graphene owing to symmetric breakage. We experimentally confirmed the polymorphism in ruthenate nanosheets that highlights the importance of symmetric analysis, even in low-dimensional materials.

Keywords: polymorphism ruthenate; semimetallic state; symmetric breakage; ruthenate nanosheets

Journal Title: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Year Published: 2022

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