
Xenes
2D Synthetic Materials Beyond Graphene
Description
Key Features
- Introduces the most important Xenes, including silicene, germanene, borophene, gallenene, phosphorene, and more
- Provides the fundamental principles, theories, experiments and applications for the most relevant synthetic 2D materials
- Addresses techniques for the characterization, synthesis and integration of synthetic 2D materials
Readership
Table of Contents
Section 1 Xenes: Materials aspects
Chapter 1 Silicene
• The origin of silicene
• The first experimental evidence on Ag(111)
• The Raman spectrum
• The alternative substrates other than silver
• The first device
• The potential applicationsChapter 2 Germanene
• The silicene’s twin
• The evidence on metal substrates
• The Raman spectrum and electron-phonon couplingChapter 3 Stanene and Plumbene
• The last elements of column IV
• The theoretical assumption
• Experimental evidences
• The applications to topological devicesChapter 4 Borophene
• The allotropes of boron
• The predictions of borophene
• The experimental evidences
• The potential applicationsChapter 5 Gallenene
• Gallenene: a new member in the Boron column
• The experimental evidences
• Potential applicationsChapter 6 Phosphorene
• The theory of blue phosphorus
• Differences between blue and black phosphorus
• The experimental evidences
• The potential applicationsChapter 7 Arsenene and Antimonene
• The need for semiconducting Xenes
• The theoretical predictions
• The experimental evidences
• The applications and the environmental stabilityChapter 8 Bismuthene
• The controversy about bismuthene (Bi on metals)
• The theoretical predictions
• The experimental evidence of QSH bismuthene
• The applications to quantum devicesChapter 9 Selenene and Tellurene
• The column VI Xenes
• The anisotropy
• Synthesis and characterization
• The applications to devicesSection 2: Xenes: Challenges in science and technologies
Chapter 10 Technical evolution for the identification of Xenes: from atomically resolved microscopy to Raman and photoemission spectroscopies
• The atomic resolution of the Xenes (STM)
• The bandstructure determination via ARPES
• The vibrational properties through Raman and TERS
• Comparison with DFT modelsChapter 11 Chemical synthesis of the Xenes
• The topotactic and liquid phase exfoliation
• The silicane and germanane
• The germanane FETs
• Keys to extend to other potentials XenesChapter 12 Topological properties of the Xenes
• The exotic properties of Xenes
• Hints for experimental discoveriesChapter 13 Optical properties of the Xenes
Chapter 14 Xenes heterostructures
• New materials by merging Xenes: the Lego-like approach
• The intercalation path
• Potential heterostructures and perspectiveChapter 15 Integration paths for Xenes
• The role of Xenes in current technologies
• Strategies to integrate Xenes in silicon technology
• Perspectives for Xenes in everyday life
Product details
- No. of pages: 474
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2022
- Published: July 1, 2022
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128238240