Silicene-Based Layered Materials

This book examines in detail the application and theory of slicene-based layered materials, offering a new perspective on up-to-date mainstream theoretical and experimental research. It includes a wide range of layered systems, and takes into account the critical factors involved, such as the group-IV monoelements, stacking configurations, layer numbers, Moire superlattices. multiorbital chemical bondings and spin-orbit coupling are discussed in detail, and the theoretical framework with first-principles calculations are developed to thoroughly describe the physical, chemical, and material phenomena and concise images explain the fundamental properties. The book is an invaluable guide for researchers studying silicene-based materials.

Key Features
Provides an up-to-date and comprehensive discussion of the physical properties of silicene and its bilayersCovers the basic theory, experimental methods and results of research conducted on siliceneIncludes comparisons with other 2D materials that are missing from existing booksIncludes detailed comparisons between numerical simulations and experimental models/results, and the conclusions that can be drawn from theseIncludes practice problems and a concluding chapter covering methods that readers can use to develop theoretical frameworks