Meaning of silicene | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A monolayer of silicon atoms packed together to resemble graphene.
   countable, uncountable
2. Any short-lived, reactive species R₂Si: analogous to carbenes.

Equivalents

Examples

“Thus, silicene has the same structure as a graphene sheet but it is composed of Si atoms instead of C atoms.”

“However, silicene, the counterpart of graphene for silicon has not been found until now, although it has attracted strong theoretical attention since several years.”

“The electronic properties of silicene nano-ribbons and silicene sheets were found to resemble those of graphene.”

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