The Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, invites you to a Colloquium as per the following schedule:
Title : Ab-initio modeling of the lightest metalloids: from the tribology of the diamond like carbon to the superconductivity of borophene
Speaker : Dr. Matej Komelj,
Senior Scientist, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Date/ Day: 14th February/ Tuesday
Time : 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Venue: C-021
Abstract:
Metalloids are elements, which form either metallic or non-metallic systems, depending on the type of the chemical bonding. The most pronounced example is carbon- the constituent of isolating diamond as well as of conductive graphite. A combination of both properties might be of a great technological importance in various areas, for example, in tribology, where a hardness and a low friction are highly desired. On the other hand, the exciting nature of graphene stimulates a search for similar alternatives with potentially even more extraordinary features like superconductivity, theoretically predicted for borophene. A contemporary approach in this field is based on ab-initio modeling within the framework of the density-functional theory, of which some aspects will be presented in the talk.
C-021