In the realm of 2D layered materials, the monoelemental group 14 Xene, germanene, as the
germanium analog of graphene, has emerged as the next prospective candidate. Preceded …

Layered silicene with deformed buckled structure attracts great interest as a next generation
2D Dirac thermoelectric material beyond conventional layered materials. However, the …

Two-dimensional germanene has been recently explored for applications in sensing,
catalysis, and energy storage. The potential of this van der Waals material lies in its …

The adjustable structures and remarkable physicochemical properties of 2D monoelemental
materials, such as silicene and germanene, have attracted significant attention in recent …

The Zintl phase CaSi2 is a layered compound with stacking variants known as 1P, 3R, and
6R. We extend the series by the 21R polytype formed by rapid cooling of the melt. The …

It has been theoretically predicted that the thermoelectric properties of silicene can be
enhanced by deforming its atomic structure. In CaSi 2, calcium-intercalated layered silicene …

Transparent conducting materials (TCMs) provide low cost and effective solution for the
modern optoelectronics. However, simultaneous high electrical conductivity and optical …

Abstract Germanane (GeH) and silicane (SiH), members of the Xanes family, have garnered
significant attention as 2D materials due to their diverse properties, which hold promise for …

The Si-nano dot substrates formed using the ultrathin silicon oxide films were applied to
fabricate CaSi 2 films. The CaSi 2 formed by this process was identified as the metastable …

Hydrogenated two-dimensional (2D) Si nanosheet is a layered semiconductor synthesized
by topotactic conversion of CaSi 2 in HCl solution at low temperatures. The unavailability of …