Theory of Electrons in 2D Materials and van der Waals Heterostructures

Colloquium | Thursday, September 13, 2018 | 16:00:00
Speaker:
Rodrigo Capaz

In this talk, we explore the electronic properties of 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures, using a combination of ab initio and semi-empirical methods. After reviewing some of the exquisite properties of these novel materials, we focus on 3 recent works: (1) Exotic "hydrogen atoms" in 2D boron nitride; (2) Electronic and optical signatures of trilayer and quadrilayer graphene; and (3) Giant and anisotropic friction in graphene monolayers.