silicene

Etymology 1
, due to the similarity of the silicon layer to carbon in graphene.

Noun

 * 1)  A monolayer of silicon atoms packed together to resemble graphene.
 * 2) * 2007, Gian G. Guzmán-Verri and L. C. Lew Yan Voon, "Electronic structure of silicon-based nanostructures", Phys. Rev. B 76, 075131 (30 August 2007) p. 075131-1
 * Thus, silicene has the same structure as a graphene sheet but it is composed of Si atoms instead of C atoms.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 硅烯, 矽烯
 * French:

Noun

 * 1)  Any short-lived, reactive species R2Si: analogous to carbenes.