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Initial geometries, interaction mechanism and high stability of silicene on Ag(111) surface.

ABSTRACT: Using ab initio methods, we have investigated the structures and stabilities of Si(N) clusters (N ? 24) on Ag(111) surface as the initial stage of silicene growth. Unlike the dome-shaped graphene clusters, Si clusters prefer nearly flat structures with low buckling, more stable than directly deposition of the 3D freestanding Si clusters on Ag surface. The p-d hybridization between Ag and Si is revealed as well as sp(2) characteristics in Si(N)@Ag(111). Three types of silicene superstructures on Ag(111) surface have been considered and the simulated STM images are compared with experimental observations. Molecular dynamic simulations show high thermal stability of silicene on Ag(111) surfaces, contrast to that on Rh(111). The present theoretical results constitute a comprehensive picture about the interaction mechanism of silicene on Ag(111) surface and explain the superiority of Ag substrate for silicene growth, which would be helpful for improving the experimentally epitaxial growth of silicene.

SUBMITTER: Gao J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3498736 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Initial geometries, interaction mechanism and high stability of silicene on Ag(111) surface.

Gao Junfeng J Zhao Jijun J

Scientific reports 20121115

Using ab initio methods, we have investigated the structures and stabilities of Si(N) clusters (N ≤ 24) on Ag(111) surface as the initial stage of silicene growth. Unlike the dome-shaped graphene clusters, Si clusters prefer nearly flat structures with low buckling, more stable than directly deposition of the 3D freestanding Si clusters on Ag surface. The p-d hybridization between Ag and Si is revealed as well as sp(2) characteristics in Si(N)@Ag(111). Three types of silicene superstructures on ...[more]

PMID: 23155482

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