Is Graphitic Silicon Carbide (Silagraphene) Stable?

• Main Authors: Yaghoubi, Alireza, Masenelli-Varlot, Karine, Boisron, Olivier, Ramesh, Singh, Melinon, Patrice
• Format: Article
• Published: American Chemical Society 2018
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20335/; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b03293

Graphene is considered to be the most likely candidate for the postsilicon era; however, the problem with its zero band gap is challenging to overcome. A close relative of silicon, silicon carbide is expected to have a stable 2D polymorph which happens to be a wide-gap semiconductor. Unfortunately,...