Silicene: Prediction, Synthesis, Application

Introduction.- Prospects for Elemental 2D Materials.- Vision on Organosilicon Chemistry and Silicene.- From Graphene to Silicene - A Theoretical/Historical Approach.- Expected Properties of Free-Standing Silicene.- Optical Properties of Free-Standing Silicene Sheets.- 1D Silicon Nano Ribbons on Ag(110).- Snythesis of Silicene Sheets on Ag(111).- Electronic Properties of Silicene/AG.- Silicene/AG(111) at Low Temperatures.- Silicene Formation on ZrB2.- Silicene Growth on Metal Surfaces: Perspectives and Limitations.- Synthesis of Silicene on Alternative Substrates.- Fabrication and Properties of a Silicene-Based Ambipolar Transistor.- Growth of Bilayer and Multilayer Silicene-Like Structures.- Hydrogenation of Silicene.- Other Elemental 2D Materials (Germanene, Stanene, Phosphorene): Challenges, Perspectives, Future Applications.