Correction: Electric field induced band tuning, optical and thermoelectric responses in tetragonal germanene: a theoretical approach

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Correction for ‘Electric field induced band tuning, optical and thermoelectric responses in tetragonal germanene: a theoretical approach’ by Supriya Ghosal et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 19957–19968, DOI: 10.1039/D0CP03892J.

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On page 19965, in Table 5, there is a typo in the electrical conductivity value given for T-Ge. The corrected value should read 3.16 × 10¹⁹ Ω⁻¹ m⁻¹ s⁻¹. The amended Table 5 is shown below.

Table 5 Comparison of thermoelectric properties of various 2D materials like graphene, silicene, germanene, MoS₂ and 3D material like Bi₂Te₃

Structure (ref.)	S (μV K^−1)	σ/τ (Ω^−1 m^−1 s^−1)	S ^2 σ/τ (W m^−1 K^−2 s^−1)	ZT
a Indicates electronic figure of merit ZTe.
Graphene^56	31	3.30 × 10^18	0.03 × 10^11	0.08
Silicene^57	—	—	—	0.36^a
Germanene^57	—	—	—	0.41^a
T-Ge [this work]	57	3.16 × 10^19	0.44 × 10^11	0.10^a
MoS2^58,59	550	∼12.50 × 10^18	4.20 × 10^11	0.70
Bi2Te3^60	323	4.75 × 10^18	4.95 × 10^11	∼0.40

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The Royal Society of Chemistry apologises for these errors and any consequent inconvenience to authors and readers.

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