Ultrathin silicatene/silicon-carbide hybrid film on a metal substrate

Layered graphene/silica heterostructures may become interesting materials in nanotechnology with yet unknown properties. We have attempted here to intercalate graphene into a silicatene/Ru(0001) interface. The experimental results obtained by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction, infrared reflection–absorption spectroscopy, and scanning tunneling microscopy suggest the formation of a well-ordered hybrid structure consisting of a single-layer silicatene on top of a silicon carbide monolayer adsorbed on a metal substrate