PIRSA:13100128

Silicene - a Wonder Electron Carpet

Baskaran, G. (2013). Silicene - a Wonder Electron Carpet . Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/13100128

Baskaran, Ganapathy. Silicene - a Wonder Electron Carpet . Perimeter Institute, Oct. 29, 2013, https://pirsa.org/13100128 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:13100128,
            doi = {10.48660/13100128},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/13100128},
            author = {Baskaran, Ganapathy},
            keywords = {Condensed Matter},
            language = {en},
            title = {Silicene - a Wonder Electron Carpet },
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2013},
            month = {oct},
            note = {PIRSA:13100128 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Baskaran Ganapathy Institute of Mathematical Sciences

DOI 10.48660/13100128
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

Graphene is a 2 dimensional net of strongly bonded carbon atoms. This magic carpet has taken us to new heights in the last decade. Silicene and Germanene are analogue nets, made of silicon and germanium atoms respectively, but with a relatively weaker chemical bond. I will argue that these carpets perform some new tricks by not being a carbon copy of graphene. We have suggested [1] that silicene and germanene are Mott insulators and potential abode for room temperature superconductivity, quantum spin liquids and more