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Using a 72-atom supercell we report ab initio calculations of the electronic and vibrational densities of states for the bismuth (111) bilayers (bismuthene) with periodic boundary conditions and a vacuum of 5 Å, 10 Å and 20 Å. We find that the electronic density of states shows a metallic character at the Fermi level and that the vibrational density of states manifests the expected gap due to the layers. Our results indicate that a vacuum down to 5 Å does not affect the electronic and vibrational structures noticeably. A comparison of present results with those obtained for the Wyckoff structure is displayed. Assuming that the Cooper pairing potential is similar for all phases and structures of bismuth, an estimate of the superconducting transition temperature gives 2.61 K for the bismuth bilayers.
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Hinojosa-Romero, D., Rodriguez, I., Valladares, A. et al. Possible superconductivity in Bismuth (111) bilayers. Their electronic and vibrational properties from first principles. MRS Advances 3, 313–319 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2018.119
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