Experimental evidence of monolayer arsenene: An exotic two-dimensional semiconducting material

Group V element analogues of graphene have attracted a lot attention recently due to their semiconducting band structures, which make them promising for next generation electronic and optoelectronic devices based on two-dimensional materials. Theoretical investigations predict high electron mobility...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Shah, J, Wang, W, Sohail, H M, Uhrberg, R I G
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 14.12.2018
Subjects
Atomic structure
Electron mobility
Electronic devices
Electronic structure
Electrons
Energy gap
Graphene
Honeycomb construction
Lattice parameters
Monolayers
Optoelectronic devices
Physics - Materials Science
Quantum Hall effect
Silver
Superconductivity
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Summary:Group V element analogues of graphene have attracted a lot attention recently due to their semiconducting band structures, which make them promising for next generation electronic and optoelectronic devices based on two-dimensional materials. Theoretical investigations predict high electron mobility, large band gaps, band gap tuning by strain, formation of topological phases, quantum spin Hall effect at room temperature, and superconductivity amongst others. Here, we report a successful formation of freestanding like monolayer arsenene on Ag(111). This was concluded from our experimental atomic and electronic structure data by comparing to results of our theoretical calculations. Arsenene forms a buckled honeycomb layer on Ag(111) with a lattice constant of 3.6 Å showing an indirect band gap of about 1.4 eV as deduced from the position of the Fermi level pinning.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1812.05978