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)

Band structures of the silicene superstructures (a) (b) , and (c) 4× 4 on a Pb (111) surface (light black) and the standalone silicene layer with atoms fixed at their relaxed positions on the surface (dark black). The rectangle in panel (a) denotes the region of the band structure subject to further analysis (Reproduced with permission from Ref. [ 23 ]. Copyright 2015 Royal Society of Chemistry).