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The Xenes Generations: A Taxonomy of Epitaxial Single‐Element 2D Materials
Author(s) -
Grazianetti Carlo,
Martella Christian,
Molle Alessandro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
physica status solidi (rrl) – rapid research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1862-6270
pISSN - 1862-6254
DOI - 10.1002/pssr.202070013
Subject(s) - borophene , scalability , silicene , nanotechnology , taxonomy (biology) , element (criminal law) , computer science , epitaxy , key (lock) , materials science , graphene , ecology , biology , political science , computer security , database , layer (electronics) , law
Xenes are two‐dimensional monoelemental materials beyond graphene ranging from silicene through borophene and to tellurene. Allessandro Molle and co‐workers (article number 1900439 ) review the rise of the Xenes and classify them in two generations from its early stage up to now. The attention is specifically paid to the epitaxial methodologies for the Xene synthesis approaches and to key‐characteristics, like scalability, quality, and stability, which enable the Xenes integration into diverse nanotechnology platforms.