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volume 112 issue 8 publication number 085502

Semimetallic Two-Dimensional Boron Allotrope with Massless Dirac Fermions

Xiang-Feng Zhou 1, 2
Xiao Dong 1, 2
Xiao Dong 1, 2
Artem R. Oganov 2, 3, 4
Qiang Zhu 2
Yongjun Tian 5
Y.-S. Tian 5
HUI-TIAN WANG 1, 6
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2014-02-26
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR2.856
CiteScore15.6
Impact factor9.0
ISSN00319007, 10797114
General Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
It has been widely accepted that planar boron structures, composed of triangular and hexagonal motifs are the most stable two dimensional (2D) phases and likely precursors for boron nanostructures. Here we predict, based on ab initio evolutionary structure search, novel 2D boron structure with non-zero thickness, which is considerably, by 50 meV/atom lower in energy than the recently proposed alpha-sheet structure and its analogues. In particular, this phase is identified for the first time to have a distorted Dirac cone, after graphene and silicene the third elemental material with massless Dirac fermions. The buckling and coupling between the two sublattices not only enhance the energetic stability, but also are the key factors for the emergence of the distorted Dirac cone.
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Zhou X. et al. Semimetallic Two-Dimensional Boron Allotrope with Massless Dirac Fermions // Physical Review Letters. 2014. Vol. 112. No. 8. 085502
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Zhou X., Dong X., Dong X., Oganov A. R., Zhu Q., Tian Y., Tian Y., WANG H. Semimetallic Two-Dimensional Boron Allotrope with Massless Dirac Fermions // Physical Review Letters. 2014. Vol. 112. No. 8. 085502
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.085502
UR - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.085502
TI - Semimetallic Two-Dimensional Boron Allotrope with Massless Dirac Fermions
T2 - Physical Review Letters
AU - Zhou, Xiang-Feng
AU - Dong, Xiao
AU - Dong, Xiao
AU - Oganov, Artem R.
AU - Zhu, Qiang
AU - Tian, Yongjun
AU - Tian, Y.-S.
AU - WANG, HUI-TIAN
PY - 2014
DA - 2014/02/26
PB - American Physical Society (APS)
IS - 8
VL - 112
SN - 0031-9007
SN - 1079-7114
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@article{2014_Zhou,
author = {Xiang-Feng Zhou and Xiao Dong and Xiao Dong and Artem R. Oganov and Qiang Zhu and Yongjun Tian and Y.-S. Tian and HUI-TIAN WANG},
title = {Semimetallic Two-Dimensional Boron Allotrope with Massless Dirac Fermions},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
year = {2014},
volume = {112},
publisher = {American Physical Society (APS)},
month = {feb},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.085502},
number = {8},
pages = {085502},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.085502}
}
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