Physics of Silicene Stripes

    Authors

    A. Kara; C. Leandri; M. Davila; P. Padova; B. Ealet; H. Oughaddou; B. Aufray;G. Lay

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Supercond. Nov. Magn

    Keywords

    Silicene; Graphene; Stripes; Superconductivity; NANOWIRES; GRAPHENE; INTERFACE; NANOTUBES; MOLECULES; CARBON; FILMS; GAS; AG; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter

    Abstract

    Silicene, a monolayer of silicon atoms tightly packed into a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, is the challenging hypothetical reflection in the silicon realm of graphene, a one-atom thick graphite sheet, presently the hottest material in condensed matter physics. If existing, it would also reveal a cornucopia of new physics and potential applications. Here, we reveal the epitaxial growth of silicene stripes self-aligned in a massively parallel array on the anisotropic silver (110) surface. This crucial step in the silicene "gold rush" could give a new kick to silicon on the electronics road-map and open the most promising route towards wide-ranging applications. A hint of superconductivity in these silicene stripes poses intriguing questions related to the delicate interplay between paired correlated fermions, massless Dirac fermions and bosonic quasiparticles in low dimensions.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism

    Volume

    22

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2009

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    259

    Last Page

    263

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000263524800011

    ISSN

    1557-1939

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