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 …

In the realm of two-dimensional (2D) materials, besides the ones initially peeled from
lamellar crystals, the artificial emerging elemental ones, called Xenes, appear as strong …

Two-dimensional siloxene sheets are an emerging class of materials with an eclectic range
of potential applications including electrochemical energy conversion and storage sectors …

Superconducting qubits have emerged as a potentially foundational platform technology for
addressing complex computational problems deemed intractable with classical computing …

Graphene, consisting of an inert, thermally stable material with an atomically flat, dangling-
bond-free surface, is by essence an ideal template layer for van der Waals heteroepitaxy of …

The family of two-dimensional materials has been expanding rapidly over the last few years.
Within it, a special place is occupied by silicene, germanene, and stanene due to their …

Despite the remarkable theoretical applications of silicene, its synthesis remains a complex
task, with epitaxial growth being one of the main routes involving depositing evaporated Si …

A complex interplay between the crystal structure and the electron behavior within
borophene renders this material an intriguing 2D system, with many of its electronic …

The epitaxial growth of silicene has been the subject of many investigations, controversies
and non-classical results. In particular, the initially promising deposition of Si on a metallic …

Periodic structures of silicon are of interest in quantum-dot-based applications because of
their unique optical and electronic properties. We report on the fabrication of stable quasi …