Sensitivity characteristics of germanene
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2018-9-6-770-774
Abstract
In this paper, we investigate a sensitivity characteristics of germanene based on the tunneling current in the contact of a germanene with a metal or a superlattice. It is shown, that the sensitivity of the considered system to impurity molecules increases when a constant electric field is applied to it along the germanene plane.
Supporting agencies: The reported research was funded by Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the government of Volgograd region, grant No 18-42-343002.
About the Authors
N. N. Konobeeva
Volgograd State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
400062, Volgograd
M. B. Belonenko
Volgograd State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
400062, Volgograd
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Konobeeva N.N., Belonenko M.B. Sensitivity characteristics of germanene. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2018;9(6):770–774. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2018-9-6-770-774
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