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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Solid-State Chemistry

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  • Two-dimensional (2D) materials offer unique electronic properties.
  • Flat electronic bands are crucial for emergent quantum phenomena.
  • The M3QX7 family represents a largely unexplored class of 2D materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To computationally identify stable 2D compounds within the M3QX7 family.
  • To investigate the origin and tunability of flat-band properties.
  • To understand the relationship between chemical composition and electronic/phonon band structures.

Main Methods:

  • High-throughput computational search methodology.
  • Machine learning acceleration for chemical space exploration.
  • Tight-binding model for analyzing electronic and phonon band formation.

Main Results:

  • Identification of numerous stable 2D M3QX7 compounds.
  • Demonstration of tunable flat electronic band positions and dispersions via chemical composition.
  • Explanation of flat band formation due to loose inter-cluster connections, leading to localized electronic and phonon states.

Conclusions:

  • The M3QX7 family hosts stable 2D materials with significant potential for flat-band applications.
  • The structural motif of connected M3QX3 clusters explains the origin of flat electronic and phonon bands.
  • Chemical tuning offers a pathway to engineer these flat-band properties for novel functionalities.