Growth mechanism and modification of electronic and magnetic properties of silicene

Liu Hong-Sheng, Han Nan-Nan, Zhao Ji-Jun†

Atomic structure of alkali metal intercalated bilayer silicene (upper for top view, lower for side view). The yellow balls represent silicon atoms and the purple balls represent alkali metal atoms. The black lines define the primitive cell with four silicon atoms and one metal atom.^{[ 113 ]}