Epitaxial binding and strain effects of monolayer stanene on the Al2O3(0001) surface
PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS(2022)
摘要
Stanene, the two-dimensional (2D) monolayer form of tin, has been predicted to be a 2D topological insulator due to its large spin-orbit interaction. However, a clear experimental demonstration of stanene's topologically nontrivial properties has eluded observation, in part because of the difficulty of choosing a substrate on which stanene will remain topologically nontrivial. In this paper, we present first-principles density functional theory calculations of epitaxial monolayer stanene grown on the (0001) surface of alumina, Al2O3, as well as freestanding decorated stanene under strain. By describing the energetics and nature of how monolayer stanene binds to alumina, we show a strong energetic drive for the monolayer to be coherently strained and epitaxial to the substrate. By analyzing the electronic structure of strained stanene, we find it to be a quantum spin Hall insulator on Al2O3. We also describe the effect of in situ fluorine decoration on the bound stanene monolayer, including on its potential for mechanical exfoliation.
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