Silicene on substrates: A theoretical perspective

Zhong Hong-Xia^a),^c)†, Quhe Ru-Ge^a),^d),^e),^f)†, Wang Yang-Yang^a),^g)†, Shi Jun-Jie^a), Lü Jing†‡^a),^b)

Side (upper) and top (lower) views of the atomic configurations of (a) silicene/BN, (b) silicene/Si–SiC, (c) silicene/C–SiC hybrid systems. The corresponding electronic band structures of (d) silicene, (e) silicene/BN, (f) silicene/Si–SiC, (g) silicene/C–SiC. The red lines refer to the π -bands of silicene in different configurations (Reproduced with permission from Ref. [ 24 ]. Copyright 2013 American Chemical Society).