Silicene is emerging as a two-dimensional material with very attractive electronic properties
for a wide range of applications; it is a particularly promising material for nano-electronics in …

Silicene is the silicon counterpart of graphene, ie it consists in a single layer of Si atoms with
a hexagonal arrangement. We present a review of recent theoretical and experimental …

Free-standing silicene, a silicon analogue of graphene, has a buckled honeycomb lattice
and, because of its Dirac bandstructure, combined with its sensitive surface, offers the …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) boron (that is, borophene) was recently synthesized
following theoretical predictions,,,–. Its metallic nature and high in-plane anisotropy combine …

Although graphene is by far the most famous example of two-dimensional (2D) materials,
which exhibits a wealth of exotic and intriguing properties, it suffers from a severe drawback …

The fascinating electronic and optoelectronic properties of freestanding graphene and the
possible inclusion of novel two-dimensional (2D) systems in silicon-based electronics have …

Since the breakthrough of graphene, considerable efforts have been made to search for two-
dimensional (2D) materials composed of other group 14 elements, in particular silicon and …

Silicene is sometimes thought of as the Si alter ego of graphene. However, experimental
evidence indicates that silicene is substantially different from graphene in terms of its …

Epitaxial growth of silicene on atomically flat ultra-thin Ag (111) films was investigated using
scanning tunneling microscopy. The Ag films were prepared by low-temperature deposition …

Silicene is a two-dimensional allotrope of silicon with a puckered hexagonal structure
closely related to the structure of graphene and that has been predicted to be stable. To …