2D Functionalized Germananes: Synthesis and Applications
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207196
Abstract: In the realm of 2D layered materials, the monoelemental group 14 Xene, germanene, as the germanium analog of graphene, has emerged as the next prospective candidate. Preceded by silicon, germanium is widely used in the… read more here.
Keywords: germananes synthesis; synthesis applications; germanene; functionalized germananes ... See more keywords
Recent Progress on Germanene and Functionalized Germanene: Preparation, Characterizations, Applications, and Challenges.
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DOI: 10.1002/smll.201805147
Abstract: A new family of single-atom-thick 2D germanium-based materials with graphene-like atomic arrangement, germanene and functionalized germanene, has attracted intensive attention due to their large bandgap and easily tailored electronic properties. Unlike carbon atoms in graphene,… read more here.
Keywords: germanene; progress germanene; germanene functionalized; recent progress ... See more keywords
585 divacancy-defective germanene as a hydrogen separation membrane: A DFT study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.08.025
Abstract: Abstract As sustainable and clean energy, hydrogen is the most attractive and promising energy source in the future. Membrane separation is attractive due to its high hydrogen separation performance and low energy consumption. Van-der-Waals-corrected density… read more here.
Keywords: energy; hydrogen; germanene; membrane ... See more keywords
Magnetic and optical properties of carbon and silicon decorated free standing buckled germanene: A DFT approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2017.12.055
Abstract: Abstract Ab initio magnetic and optical properties of group IV elements (carbon (C) and silicon (Si)) decorated free standing (FS) buckled germanene systems have been employed theoretically. Our study elucidates that, decoration of these elements… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic optical; optical properties; carbon silicon; silicon decorated ... See more keywords
Buckling-dependent switching behaviours in shifted bilayer germanene nanoribbons: A computational study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2017.11.052
Abstract: Abstract Bilayer germanene nanoribbons are investigated in different stacks like buckled and flat armchair and buckled zigzag germanene nanoribbons by performing theoretical calculations using the nonequilibrium Greens function method combined with density functional theory. In… read more here.
Keywords: armchair; band gap; bilayer germanene; germanene nanoribbons ... See more keywords
In Situ Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Electrochemically Formed Germanene
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b02510
Abstract: Germanene is a 2D allotrope of germanium atoms arranged in a honeycomb structure with Dirac fermion characteristics analogous to graphene and silicene. Formation of germanene is a recent advance, based on evaporation of Ge in… read more here.
Keywords: surface enhanced; enhanced raman; surface; formed germanene ... See more keywords
Feature-Rich Electronic Properties of Sliding Bilayer Germanene
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05219
Abstract: This study employs first-principles calculations to elucidate the properties of sliding bilayer germanene (BLGe). The buckled structure of germanene can afford a greater number of metastable stacking configurations than planar graphene and enrich the electronic… read more here.
Keywords: sliding bilayer; properties sliding; electronic properties; germanene ... See more keywords
Inherent mechanical properties of bilayer germanene coupled by covalent bonding
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DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06003k
Abstract: Presence of interlayer bonds in bi-layer germanene results in a distinct fracture mechanism in tensile loading and direction dependent periodic behavior in shear loading. read more here.
Keywords: germanene coupled; bilayer germanene; mechanical properties; properties bilayer ... See more keywords
Doping P atom with a lone pair: an effective strategy to realize high HER catalytic activity and avoid deactivation under wide H* coverage on 2D silicene and germanene by increasing the structural rigidity.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02455a
Abstract: In view of the weak aromatic characteristic resulting from the weak π-bonding ability (different from the analogous graphene), employing two-dimensional (2D) silicene and germanene monolayers could be one of the most promising ways to realize… read more here.
Keywords: lone pair; coverage; silicene germanene; activity ... See more keywords
Bandgap opening in hydrogenated germanene
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5026745
Abstract: We have studied the hydrogenation of germanene synthesized on Ge2Pt crystals using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. The germanene honeycomb lattice is buckled and consists of two hexagonal sub-lattices that are slightly displaced with respect… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; bandgap opening; opening hydrogenated; hydrogenated germanene ... See more keywords
Quantum Spin Hall States and Topological Phase Transition in Germanene.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.196401
Abstract: We present the first experimental evidence of a topological phase transition in a monoelemental quantum spin Hall insulator. Particularly, we show that low-buckled epitaxial germanene is a quantum spin Hall insulator with a large bulk… read more here.
Keywords: quantum spin; phase transition; spin hall; topological phase ... See more keywords