Electronic States of Silicene Allotropes on Ag(111)

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• 作者：Polina M. SheverdyaevaSanjoy Kr. Mahatha ; Paolo Moras ; Luca Petaccia ; Guido Fratesi ; Giovanni Onida ; Carlo Carbone
• 刊名：ACS Nano
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 24, 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：11
• 期：1
• 页码：975-982
• 全文大小：705K
• ISSN：1936-086X

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Silicene, a honeycomb lattice of silicon, presents a particular case of allotropism on Ag(111). Silicene forms multiple structures with alike in-plane geometry but different out-of-plane atomic buckling and registry to the substrate. Angle-resolved photoemission and first-principles calculations show that these silicene structures, with (4×4), (√13×√13)R13.9°, and (2√3×2√3)R30° lattice periodicity, display similar electronic bands despite the structural differences. In all cases the interaction with the substrate modifies the electronic states, which significantly differ from those of free-standing silicene. Complex photoemission patterns arise from surface umklapp processes, varying according to the periodicity of the silicene allotropes.