Strategic Objectives
• Master the unique buckled structures of silicene, germanene, and stanene.
• Understand the stabilization strategies required for non-carbon atomic layers.
• Explore the quantum Hall effect and topological insulation in 2D sheets.
• Identify high-performance applications in transistors, sensors, and energy storage.
The Core Challenge
While graphene revolutionized electronics, its lack of a natural bandgap and difficulty in functionalization limit its potential in next-generation devices.
01
The Post-Graphene Landscape
02
Defining the X-enes
03
The Buckled Lattice
04
Silicene: Silicon’s New Form
05
Germanene Developments
06
Stanene and Topological Insulators
07
Phosphorene: The Semiconductor King
08
Borophene: The Metallic Wonder
09
Plumbene: The Heavyweight Contender
10
Synthesis by Epitaxy
11
Chemical Vapor Deposition
12
Stability and Encapsulation
13
Substrate Engineering
14
The Quantum Spin Hall Effect
15
Excitons in 2D Systems
16
Functionalization Strategies
17
Electronic Bandgap Engineering
18
Field-Effect Transistors
19
Energy Storage and Catalysis
20
Characterization Techniques
21
Future Horizons of X-ene Research
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