Author:
Chen Zhendong,Hu Yuefang,Zhu Ziming,Zhang Wei
Abstract
Abstract
Dirac cone, one of the main characters of topological materials, provides us an approach to explore topological phase transitions and topological states. Single-element 2D-Xenes are prominent candidates for hosting Dirac cones. Till now, the multiple Dirac cones, Dirac-like cones, and semi-metal Dirac point have been discovered in them. However, it is still difficult to realize the tunable Dirac cones due to the lack of appropriate materials. Using first-principles calculations, this paper proposes that monolayer selenium with square lattice could achieve tunable Dirac cones and a topological phase transition. Double structural phases of the monolayer selenium can be distinguished according to strain applied, i.e., buckled square and buckled rectangular phases, which have rich Dirac physics. There exist four anisotropic Dirac cones in the buckled square phase, owing to fourfold symmetry. The buckled rectangular phase hosts a topological phase transition from a 2D topological insulator with double Dirac cones to a simple insulator, with a Dirac semi-metal having single Dirac point as the phase transition point. Moreover, the topological insulator has a global band gap of 0.16 eV, suggesting its potential utilizations in room-temperature devices. These studies will greatly promote the development of the Dirac physics and widen the application ranges of 2D-Xenes.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy
Cited by
4 articles.
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