Increasing the lego of 2D electronics materials: silicene and germanene, graphene's new synthetic cousins

The realization of the first Field Effect Transistors operating at room temperature, based on a single layer silicene channel, open up highly promising perspectives, e.g., typically, for applications in digital electronics. Here, we describe recent results on the growth, characterization and electronic properties of novel synthetic two-dimensional materials beyond graphene, namely silicene and germanene, its silicon and germanium counterparts.
Conference paper presented at the SPIE DEFENSE + SECURITY, held on April 20-24th, 2015, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.