title: Tuning the electronic and magnetic properties of graphene-like SiGe hybrid nanosheets by surface functionalization.
abstract: In this paper, the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of fully and partially surface modified SiGe nanosheets (NSs) have been investigated using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. The results demonstrate that the electronic and magnetic properties of SiGe NSs can be tuned by decorating H, Cl and F atoms on Si sites in SiGe NSs. It is shown that by decorating their surface with H, F, and Cl atoms, H-SiGe, F-SiGe, and Cl-SiGe NSs in FM states are predicted to behave as a semiconductor, half-metal, and metal, respectively. The diverse electronic and magnetic properties define the potential applications of SiGe nanosheets in electronics and spintronics.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China. wxzhang@chd.edu.cn and Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
authors.forename: W X
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China. wxzhang@chd.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China. wxzhang@chd.edu.cn.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China. hecheng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: He