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)

Electronic band structure (a) and local density of states (b) of silicene on bulk MoS₂. Electronic band structure (c) and partial density of states (d) of silicene on monolayer MoS₂. Band structures of silicene on (e) bulk MoTe₂, (f) monolayer MoTe₂, and (g) MoSe₂. Reproduced with permissions from Refs. [ 25 ] and [ 59 ] (Copyright 2014 Institute of Physics and Royal Society of Chemistry).