The distorted K1 soft mode of hexagonal-BN sheet and effects of charge doping

Wei Yang, Yu Yang, Fawei Zheng, Ping Zhang*

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Abstract

We demonstrate the distorted K1 soft mode for the phonon instability of single layer hexagonal-BN sheet under tension, which is different from the well known K1 mode failure mechanism of graphene. We also investigate the influences of charge doping on the soft mode phonon instability. Meanwhile, the ideal strength is found to be larger for both p- and n-type doped h-BN sheet, reflecting the electronic strengthening effect as similar as graphene. Our results reveal a different soft mode for h-BN sheet from that of graphene and can serve as references for future applications of h-BN sheet.

Original languageEnglish
Article number183106
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume103
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

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