PIRSA:13100128

Silicene - a Wonder Electron Carpet

APA

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

MLA

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

BibTex

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

Baskaran Ganapathy Institute of Mathematical Sciences

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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