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Silicon Nanosheets versus Graphene Nanosheets: A Comparison of Their Nonlinear Optical Response.

Silicene, the silicon analogue of graphene, represents a new class of two-dimensional (2D) materials, which shares some of the outstanding physical properties of graphene. Furthermore, it has the advantage of being compatible with the current Si-based technology. However, this 2D material is not stable and is quite prone to oxidation. The hydride-terminated silicene, called silicane, is a more stable form of 2D silicon, if functionalized via, for example, the hydrosilylation reaction. In this work, the third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of two functionalized silicanes, namely hydride-terminated silicon nanosheets (SiNS-H) and 1-dodecene-functionalized silicon nanosheets (SiNS-dodecene), are accessed and compared to those of single-layer graphene, under 35 ps, 532 and 1064 nm excitation. The present results show that the functionalized silicanes exhibit comparable and even higher NLO response than that of single-layer graphene, making them strong competitors of graphene and very interesting candidates for future photonic and optoelectronic applications.