Journal
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL SOLID-STATE MATERIALS
Volume 228, Issue -, Pages 84-90Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2017.11.011
Keywords
DFT; Monolayers; Band structure; Mechanical properties; STM images; NDR region
Funding
- University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi
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We present density functional theory (DFT) based comprehensive study of two-dimensional (2D) alloyed monolayers of noble metals (AgCu, AgPt, AgAu, AuCu, AuPt and CuPt) in hexagonal phase within numerical atomic orbitals and plane wave basis sets methods. The monolayers considered exhibit positive phonon frequencies suggesting them to be dynamically stable. The Pt containing alloyed monolayers have superior structural stability (binding energy and tensile strength) and exhibit metallic and ferromagnetic character amongst all the alloyed monolayers. Interestingly, alloying of Au monolayer with Cu and Ag show semiconducting behavior whereas alloyed AgCu monolayer posseses Dirac-cone like features at high symmetry points. These distinct features in electronic structures of alloyed 2D monolayers have been captured in STM like set up. An anisotropic behavior has been observed in dielectric spectra for all the considered structures. Tunneling characteristics show NDR region for Pt containing alloyed monolayers. The considered alloyed monolayers may potentially be useful as a building blocks for the applications in nano- and opto-electronics.
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