Synthesis of new silicene structure and its energy band properties  

作　　者：Wei-Qi Huang Shi-Rong Liu Hong-Yan Peng Xin Li Zhong-Mei Huang 黄伟其;刘世荣;彭鸿雁;李鑫;黄忠梅(Department of Physics,Hainan Normal University,Haikou 571158,China;Institute of Nanophotonic Physics,Guizhou University,Guiyang 550025,China;State Key Laboratory of Environment Geochemistry,Institute of Geochemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Guiyang 550003,China)

机构地区：[1]Department of Physics,Hainan Normal University,Haikou 571158,China [2]Institute of Nanophotonic Physics,Guizhou University,Guiyang 550025,China [3]State Key Laboratory of Environment Geochemistry,Institute of Geochemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Guiyang 550003,China

出　　处：《Chinese Physics B》2020年第8期270-275,共6页中国物理B（英文版）

基　　金：the Science and Technology Program of Guizhou Province,China(Grant Nos.[2018]5781 and[2020]1Y022);the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics,Fudan University,Shanghai,China(Grant No.KF201903);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11847084)。

摘　　要：Silicene,silicon analogue to graphene which possesses a two-dimensional(2D)hexagonal lattice,has attracted increasing attention in the last few years due to predicted unique properties.However,silicon naturally possesses a three-dimensional(3D)diamond structure,so there seems to be not any natural solid phase of silicon similar to graphite.Here we report the synthesis of new silicene structure with a unique rectangular lattice by using a coherent electron beam to irradiate amorphous silicon nanofilm produced by pulsed laser deposition(PLD).Under the irradiation of coherent electron beam with proper kinetic energy,the surface layer of silicon nanofilm can be crystallized into silicene.The dynamic stability and the energy band properties of this new silicene structure are investigated by using first-principle calculations and density function theory(DFT)with the help of the observed crystalline structure and lattice constant.The new silicene structure has a real direct bandgap of 0.78 eV.Interestingly,the simulating calculation shows that the convex bond angle is 118°in the new silicene structure with rectangular lattices.The DFT simulations reveal that this new silicene structure has a Dirac-cone-like energy band.The experimental realization of silicene and the theoretically predicted properties shed light on the silicon material with potential applications in new devices.

关 键 词：SILICENE NANOFILM irradiation of coherent electron beam pulsed laser deposition Dirac cone 

分 类 号：TN304.12[电子电信—物理电子学]