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Silicene

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The key issue for the first proof-of-principle synthesis of the two-dimensional Si allotrope, silicene, realized in 2012, was to find an appropriate substrate. Here, we give a background for the initial choice of silver single crystals, determined by decades of studies of the reverse system: silver deposited onto silicon (111) templates. Next, clever serendipity lead to another platform: ZrB2 thin films grown on Si(111). Clearly, non-metallic substrates would be preferred for many practical applications, they are currently searched for. A digest of this quest is presented in this chapter.

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    Guy Le Lay

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    Dmytro Solonenko & Patrick Vogt

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Le Lay, G., Solonenko, D., Vogt, P. (2018). Synthesis of Silicene. In: Vogt, P., Le Lay, G. (eds) Silicene. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99964-7_5

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