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The ubiquity of silicon in the semiconductor industry and its unique charge transport features has consistently fueled interest in this element and recent realization 2D silicene is a new feather in its cap. In what could be considered as opening up the Pandora's box with many possible virtues, buckled silicene, planar graphene and a host of other newly discovered 2D materials have redefined a whole...