Issue 5, 2020

Octahedrally coordinated single layered CaF2: robust insulating behaviour

Abstract

Using first-principles calculations, the structural, vibrational, and electronic properties of single-layered calcium fluoride (CaF2) are investigated. The dynamical stability of 1T-CaF2 is confirmed by the phonon dispersions. Raman active vibrational modes of 1T-CaF2 enable its characterization via Raman spectroscopy. In addition, the calculated electronic properties of 1T-CaF2 confirmed insulating behavior with an indirect wide band gap which is larger than that of a well-known single-layered insulator, h-BN. Moreover, one-dimensional nanoribbons of CaF2 are investigated for two main edge orientations, namely zigzag and armchair, and it is revealed that both structures maintain the 1T nature of CaF2 without any structural edge reconstructions. Electronically, both types of CaF2 nanoribbons display robust insulating behavior with respect to the nanoribbon width. The results show that both the 2D and 1D forms of 1T-CaF2 show potential in nanoelectronics as an alternative to the widely-used insulator h-BN with its similar properties and wider electronic band gap.

Graphical abstract: Octahedrally coordinated single layered CaF2: robust insulating behaviour

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Nov 2019
Accepted
08 Jan 2020
First published
08 Jan 2020

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 2949-2954

Octahedrally coordinated single layered CaF2: robust insulating behaviour

M. Baskurt, J. Kang and H. Sahin, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 2949 DOI: 10.1039/C9CP06015D

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