Issue 38, 2020

Exploring charge density distribution and electronic properties of hybrid organic-germanium layers

Abstract

Band gap tuning and dielectric properties of small organic ligands adsorbed on bidimensional germanium monolayers (germanene) have been investigated using first-principles calculations. We show that the adsorption of these small groups retains the initially stable free-standing pristine buckled structure form. Charge density and chemical bonding analyses show that the ligands are chemisorbed on the germanium layers. Finally, we demonstrate that the dielectric properties of the bare and ligand adsorbed germanene have a large anisotropy. Our findings of a finite gap open a path for the rational design of nanostructures with possible applications in biosensors and solar cells.

Graphical abstract: Exploring charge density distribution and electronic properties of hybrid organic-germanium layers

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Jun 2020
Accepted
18 Aug 2020
First published
28 Aug 2020

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 22055-22065

Exploring charge density distribution and electronic properties of hybrid organic-germanium layers

F. Bento de Oliveira, E. N. Lima, M. C. da Silva, A. L. da Rosa and T. Frauenheim, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 22055 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP03024D

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