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 structures of the silicene layer on (a) bulk GaS, (b) GaSe, and (c) GaTe. The arrow in panel (c) indicates the band crossing E _f (Reproduced with permission from Ref. [ 25 ]. Copyright 2014 Institute of Physics).