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Silicene

Prediction, Synthesis, Application

  • Addresses a broad scientific community, including basic research, ab-initio theory, and electronic devices
  • Treats also other 2d materials such as germanene and phosphorene
  • Written by leading international researchers

Part of the book series: NanoScience and Technology (NANO)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. A Vision on Organosilicon Chemistry and Silicene

    • Deepthi Jose, Chandra Chowdhury, Ayan Datta
    Pages 1-21
  3. Density-Functional and Tight-Binding Theory of Silicene and Silicane

    • V. Zólyomi, N. D. Drummond, J. R. Wallbank, V. I. Fal’ko
    Pages 23-41
  4. Optical Properties of Silicene and Related Materials from First Principles

    • Friedhelm Bechstedt, Lars Matthes, Paola Gori, Olivia Pulci
    Pages 73-98
  5. Synthesis of Silicene

    • Guy Le Lay, Dmytro Solonenko, Patrick Vogt
    Pages 99-113
  6. Si Nanoribbons: From 1D to 3D Nanostructures

    • Paola De Padova, Bruno Olivieri, Claudio Quaresima, Carlo Ottaviani
    Pages 115-127
  7. Properties of Monolayer Silicene on Ag(111)

    • Patrick Vogt
    Pages 129-158
  8. Silicene on Ag(111) at Low Temperatures

    • Peng Cheng, Lan Chen, Kehui Wu
    Pages 179-196
  9. Synthesis of Silicene on Alternative Substrates

    • M. Houssa, E. Scalise, V. V. Afanas’ev, A. Stesmans
    Pages 197-209
  10. Surface Functionalization of Silicene

    • Jijun Zhao, Kehui Wu
    Pages 211-233
  11. Encapsulated Silicene Field-Effect Transistors

    • Li Tao, Eugenio Cinquanta, Carlo Grazianetti, Alessandro Molle, Deji Akinwande
    Pages 235-254
  12. Germanene: Silicene’s Twin Sister

    • Pantelis Bampoulis, Lijie Zhang, Qirong Yao, Rik van Bremen, Caspar J. Walhout, Adil Acun et al.
    Pages 255-267
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 269-276

About this book

This book discusses the processing and properties of silicene, including the historical and theoretical background of silicene, theoretical predictions, the synthesis and experimental properties of silicene and the potential applications and further developments. It also presents other similar monolayer materials, like germanene and phosphorene. 

Silicene, a new silicon allotrope with a graphene-like, honeycomb structure, has recently attracted considerable interest, because its topology affords it the same remarkable electronic properties as those of graphene. Additionally, silicene may have the potential advantage of being easily integrated in current Si-based nano/micro-electronics, offering novel technological applications.

Silicene was theoretically conjectured a few years ago as a stand-alone material. However, it does not exist in nature and had to be synthesized on a substrate. It has since been successfully synthesized and multi-layer silicene structures are already being discussed. Within just a few years, silicene is now on the brink of technological applications in electronic devices.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Physik, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany

    Patrick Vogt

  • CNRS, PIIM UMR 7345, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France

    Guy Le Lay

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