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	|  | Author | Li, L.; Leenaerts, O.; Kong, X.; Chen, X.; Zhao, M.; Peeters, F.M. |    
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	|  | Title | Gallium bismuth halide GaBi-X2 (X = I, Br, Cl) monolayers with distorted hexagonal framework: Novel room-temperature quantum spin Hall insulators | Type | A1 Journal article | 
	|  | Year  | 2017 | Publication | Nano Research | Abbreviated Journal | Nano Res |  | 
	|  | Volume | 10 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 2168-2180 |  | 
	|  | Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |  | 
	|  | Abstract | Quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulators with a large topologically nontrivial bulk gap are crucial for future applications of the QSH effect. Among these, group III-V monolayers and their halides, which have a chair structure (regular hexagonal framework), have been widely studied. Using first-principles calculations, we formulate a new structure model for the functionalized group III-V monolayers, which consist of rectangular GaBi-X-2 (X = I, Br, Cl) monolayers with a distorted hexagonal framework (DHF). These structures have a far lower energy than the GaBi-X-2 monolayers with a chair structure. Remarkably, the DHF GaBi-X-2 monolayers are all QSH insulators, which exhibit sizeable nontrivial band gaps ranging from 0.17 to 0.39 eV. The band gaps can be widely tuned by applying different spin-orbit coupling strengths, resulting in a distorted Dirac cone. |  | 
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	|  | Language |  | Wos | 000401320700029 | Publication Date | 2017-04-08 |  | 
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	|  | ISSN | 1998-0124 | ISBN |  | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |  | 
	|  | Impact Factor | 7.354 | Times cited | 15 | Open Access |  |  | 
	|  | Notes | ;  This work was supported by the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government-department EWI.  ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 7.354 |  | 
	|  | Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143739 | Serial | 4598 |  | 
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