Table 1 Lattice parameter a = b, electronic band gap Eg, and work function W calculated for graphene, for single-layered (001) brucite and for the different brucite-graphene heterostructures reported in this work.

From: Facile band gap tuning in graphene–brucite heterojunctions

Model

a (Å)

Eg (eV)

W (eV)

Graphene

2.466

0

– 4.622

(001) brucite

3.134

5.160

– 3.013

BG-ab

2.712

0

– 4.827

BG-ac

2.712

0

– 4.850

BG-bc

2.712

0

– 4.828

BG-L-c01

5.055

0

– 4.752

BG-L-c02

5.055

0

– 4.752

BG-L-c03

5.055

0

– 4.752

B(Al)G-L-b01

5.035

0

– 4.200

B(Al)G-L-b02

5.035

0

– 4.199

B(Al)G-L-b03

5.035

0

– 4.196

B(Al)G-L-t01

5.024

0.037

– 4.694

B(Al)G-L-t02

5.032

0.042

– 4.706

B(Al)G-L-t03

5.031

0.008

– 4.713