Quantum Spin Hall Insulators and Topological Rashba-splitting Edge States in Two-dimensional CX3 (X=Sb, Bi)

Author(s):  
Shanshan Wang ◽  
Wencong Sun ◽  
Shuai Dong

Two-dimensional topological materials inspired intense interest in condensed matter physics due to their high carrier mobilities and potential applications in electronic devices. Here, based on first-principles calculations, we found that...

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Xuepeng Wang ◽  
Yi-Fan Zhao ◽  
Di Xiao ◽  
Ling-Jie Zhou ◽  
...  

AbstractThe Berry phase picture provides important insights into the electronic properties of condensed matter systems. The intrinsic anomalous Hall (AH) effect can be understood as the consequence of non-zero Berry curvature in momentum space. Here, we fabricate TI/magnetic TI heterostructures and find that the sign of the AH effect in the magnetic TI layer can be changed from being positive to negative with increasing the thickness of the top TI layer. Our first-principles calculations show that the built-in electric fields at the TI/magnetic TI interface influence the band structure of the magnetic TI layer, and thus lead to a reconstruction of the Berry curvature in the heterostructure samples. Based on the interface-induced AH effect with a negative sign in TI/V-doped TI bilayer structures, we create an artificial “topological Hall effect”-like feature in the Hall trace of the V-doped TI/TI/Cr-doped TI sandwich heterostructures. Our study provides a new route to create the Berry curvature change in magnetic topological materials that may lead to potential technological applications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (37) ◽  
pp. 16092-16100
Author(s):  
Xiao-Hua Li ◽  
Bao-Ji Wang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Xue-Feng Yang ◽  
Rui-Qi Zhao ◽  
...  

Through DFT calculations, Janus-In2SeTe/C2N heterostructures are found to have great potential applications in the fields of clean and sustainable energy.


Author(s):  
Hui Wang ◽  
Chen Pan ◽  
Sheng-Yan Wang ◽  
Hong Jiang ◽  
Yin-Chang Zhao ◽  
...  

Using first-principles calculations based on density functional perturbation theory, we demonstrate hydrogenation-induced superconductivity in monolayer TiB2H. Hydrogen adatoms destroy the Dirac state of monolayer TiB2 and monolayer TiB2H has a high vibration frequency. Monolayer TiB2H is a phonon-mediated superconductor. Monolayer TiB2H has a predicted [Formula: see text] of 8[Formula: see text]K, which further increases under external tensile strain. Thus, this study extends our understanding of superconductivity in two-dimensional (2D) materials and its potential applications.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (25) ◽  
pp. 11890-11897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Songsong Sun ◽  
Fanchen Meng ◽  
Hongyan Wang ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Yuxiang Ni

A novel semiconducting 2D material based on monolayer and bilayer SnP3 is proposed using first-principles calculations.


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (44) ◽  
pp. 27816-27822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyang Yu ◽  
Chun-Yao Niu ◽  
Zhili Zhu ◽  
Xiaolin Cai ◽  
Liwei Zhang ◽  
...  

Topological insulator (TI) is a peculiar phase of matter exhibiting excellent quantum transport properties with potential applications in lower-power-consuming electronic devices.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 3569-3575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shifeng Qian ◽  
Xiaowei Sheng ◽  
Xian Xu ◽  
Yuxiang Wu ◽  
Ning Lu ◽  
...  

Two-dimensional binary MX2 (M = Ni, Pd and Pt; X = P and As) exhibiting a beautiful pentagonal ring network is discussed through first principles calculations.


2015 ◽  
Vol 82 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Qin ◽  
Zhiping Xu ◽  
Markus J. Buehler

Silicene is a two-dimensional (2D) allotrope of silicon with a rippled or corrugated honeycomb structure in analogy to graphene. Its semiconducting properties make it attractive for developing future nano-electronic devices. However, it has been challenging to obtain its naked form by using a mechanical exfoliation method as what has been applied to graphene. Here, we use fully atomistic simulations with an effective potential for the silver substrate derived from first-principles calculations to investigate possible ways of peeling silicene solely by mechanical force. We find that the peeling direction is critical for exfoliating silicene and the peeling at a 45 deg angle with the substrate is the most efficient one to detach silicene. Our study could help to understand the mechanics of silicene on substrates and guide the technology of isolation of silicene from the substrate on which it is synthesized.


Author(s):  
Weiwei Liu ◽  
Hongwei Bao ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Fei Ma

α-phosphorus carbide (α-PC) shares similar puckered structure with black phosphorus and has a high carrier mobility, showing great application potential in the future nano-electronic devices. Based on first-principles calculations, we...


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 9610-9615
Author(s):  
Miaojuan Ren ◽  
Min Yuan ◽  
Xinlian Chen ◽  
Weixiao Ji ◽  
Ping Li ◽  
...  

Using first-principles calculations, we studied the geometric and band structures of 20 possible configurations of buckled hydrogenated SnPb alloy (SnxPb8−xH8) films.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Irvin M. Rojas ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Cuong ◽  
Hiroaki Nishino ◽  
Ryota Ishibiki ◽  
Shin-ichi Ito ◽  
...  

AbstractBoron-based two-dimensional materials are of interest for use in electronic devices and catalytic applications, for which it is important that they are chemically stable. Here, we explore the chemical stability of hydrogen boride nanosheets in water. Experiments reveal that mixing hydrogen boride and water produces negligible amounts of hydrogen, suggesting that hydrolysis does not occur and that hydrogen boride is stable in water, which is in contrast to most boron hydride materials. First-principles calculations reveal that the sheets interact weakly with water even in the presence of defects and that negatively charged boron prevents the onset of hydrolysis. We conclude that the charge state of boron and the covalent boron-boron bond network are responsible for the chemical and structural stability. On the other hand, we found that proton exchange with hydrogen boride nanosheets does occur in water, indicating that they become acidic in the presence of water.


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