Adsorption of molecular methane on strained silicene

Authors

  • Suraj Rai Central Department of Physics,Tribhuvan University
  • Rajendra Prasad Adhikari Department of Physics, Kathmandu University
  • Nurapati Pantha Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnphyssoc.v10i2.79499

Keywords:

Silicene, Adsorption Energy, Uniaxial Strain, Energy-carrying Gases

Abstract

Silicene has drawn enormous research interest due to its extraordinary properties and potential applications. It adopts sp3 hybridization in honeycomb structure and forms a buckled surface. We performed first-principles calculations to study the geometrical, electronic and stability related properties of silicene under the influence of uniaxial strain. Varying uniaxial strain, 0% to 8%, was applied along the x-direction of monolayer silicene to analyze its stability and reactivity under stress. Our results show the finite band gap in strained silicene instead of zero gap Dirac cone in pristine one. Furthermore, the adsorption energy of non-polar gas like methane is found to be higher in strained silicene comparing to that for unstrained silicene. This is relevant to store energy carrying gases (methane) at operating conditions.

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Published

2024-12-31

How to Cite

Rai, S., Adhikari, R. P., & Pantha, N. (2024). Adsorption of molecular methane on strained silicene. Journal of Nepal Physical Society, 10(2), 121–126. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnphyssoc.v10i2.79499

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024)

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