Fig. 1: The possible mechanism for the synthesis of 2D-M2C12 from GY.
From: Highly stable two-dimensional metal-carbon monolayer with interpenetrating honeycomb structures
The triangular hollow sites in GY are good-trapping sites for the metal atoms. Upon adsorption, the strong metal-carbon interactions induce lattice reconstruction in a self-organizing process forming 2D-M2C12. Unit cells are enclosed in cyan dashed lines.
