Germanane

Germanane is a single-layer crystal composed of germanium with one hydrogen bonded in the z-direction for each atom. In material science, great interest is shown in related single layered materials, such as graphene, composed of carbon, and silicene, composed of silicon. Such materials represent a new generation of semiconductors with potential applications in computer chips and solar cells.[1] Germanane’s structure is similar to graphane,[2] and therefore graphene. Bulk germanium does not adopt this structure. Germanane has been produced in a two-step route starting with calcium germanide. From this material, the calcium is removed by de-intercalation with HCl to give a layered solid with the empirical formula GeH.[3] The Ca sites in Zintyl-phase CaGe2 interchange with the H atoms in the HCl solution, which leaves us with GeH and CaCl2.

Properties

Germanane's electron mobility is predicted to be more than ten times that of silicon and five times more than conventional germanium. Hydrogen-doped germanane is chemically and physically stable when exposed to air and water.[3]

Germanane has a “direct band gap,” easily absorbing and emitting light, and potentially useful for optoelectronics.[4] (Conventional silicon and germanium have indirect band gaps, reducing light absorption or emission.) In addition, the Ge atoms have higher spin-orbit coupling (as compared to C in graphene/graphane) which can allow us to explore the quantum spin Hall effect.

Electrical and Optical Properties

Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and the University of Ioannina in Greece, have reported on the first field effect transistor fabricated with germanane, highlighting its promising electronic and optoelectronic properties.[5][6] Germanane FET's show transport in both electron and hole doped regimes with on/off current ratio of up to 105(104) and carrier mobilities of 150 cm2 (V.s)−1(70 cm2 (V.s)−1) at 77 K (room temperature). A significant enhancement of the device conductivity under illumination with 650 nm red laser is observed.

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References
  1. Bianco, E.; Butler, S.; Jiang, S.; Restrepo, O. D.; Windl, W.; Goldberger, J. E. (2013). "Stability and Exfoliation of Germanane: A Germanium Graphane Analogue". ACS Nano. 7 (5): 4414–4421. doi:10.1021/nn4009406. hdl:1811/54792. PMID 23506286.
  2. Garcia, J. C.; de Lima, D. B.; Assali, L. V. C.; Justo, J. F. (2011). "Group IV graphene- and graphane-like nanosheets". J. Phys. Chem. C. 115 (27): 13242. arXiv:1204.2875. doi:10.1021/jp203657w.
  3. "'Germanane' may replace silicon for lighter, faster electronics". KurzweilAI. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  4. Amamou, W.; Odenthal, P. M.; Bushong, E. J.; O'Hara, D. J.; Luo, Y. K.; van Baren, J.; Pinchuk, I.; Wu, Y.; Ahmed, A. S.; Katoch, J.; Bockrath, M. W.; Tom, H. W. K.; Goldberger, J. E.; Kawakami, R. K. (2015). "Large area epitaxial germanane for electronic devices". 2D Materials. 2 (3): 035012. Bibcode:2015TDM.....2c5012A. doi:10.1088/2053-1583/2/3/035012.
  5. Madhushankar, B. N.; Kaverzin, A.; Giousis, T.; Potsi, G.; Gournis, D.; Rudolf, P.; Blake, G. R.; Van Der Wal, C. H.; Van Wees, B. J. (2017). "Electronic properties of germanane field-effect transistors". 2D Materials. 4 (2): 021009. doi:10.1088/2053-1583/aa57fd.
  6. http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/67839
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