Structure of Silicene Grown on Ag(111)

• Published in: Applied physics express Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 045802 - 045802-3
• Main Authors: Lin, Chun-Liang, Arafune, Ryuichi, Kawahara, Kazuaki, Tsukahara, Noriyuki, Minamitani, Emi, Kim, Yousoo, Takagi, Noriaki, Kawai, Maki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Japan Society of Applied Physics 01.04.2012

The structure of silicene, the two-dimensional honeycomb sheet of Si, grown on Ag(111) was investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculation. Two atomic arrangements of honeycomb configuration were...