Silicon Nanosheets: New Materials for Future Applications

摘要

Two-dimensional silicon nanosheets have attracted the attention of researchers from different fields. They exhibit the structural properties of graphene - one of the key players in nanotechnology - but are made from silicon, which forms the basis of information technology. Silicon nanosheets also combine anisotropic structural characteristics with exceptional (opto)electronic properties. As such, they show photoluminescence and in first applications were used in photonic sensors as well as field-effect transistors and lithium ion batteries. In the future, the ease of their processing combined with their outstanding properties might enable the production of printable and flexible electronics.