Much stronger binding of metal adatoms to silicene than to graphene: A first-principles study

First-principles calculations have been performed to study the structural, energetic, and electronic properties of 15 different metal atoms adsorbed on silicene. Among the 15 metal adatoms on silicene, Li, Na, K, Ca, Co, Ni, Pd, and Pt obtain a larger binding energy than the cohesive energy of the b... View More