Silicene: Genesis, remarkable discoveries, and legacy
In the realm of two-dimensional (2D) materials, besides the ones initially peeled from lamellar crystals, the artificial emerging elemental ones, called Xenes, appear as strong contenders to graphene in a booming new field.The very first synthetic Xene was silicene, created in 2012.On the DH Kitted occasion of its tenth anniversary, this concise re