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  "abstract": "Over the past decades, two-dimensional crystals have attracted considerable interest as promising materials for electronic and optoelectronic applications. Among them, graphene analogs composed of heavy atoms occupy a particularly distinctive niche due to their enhanced spin-orbit interaction. Here, we present an epitaxial heterointerface formed by beta-bismuthene on Sb2Te3, a well-known three-dimensional topological insulator. Using scanning tunneling microscopy, we systematically investigated the effects of Bi coverage and substrate temperature on nucleation processes, island morphology, and atomic structure. In addition, substrate-induced defects were identified throughout the bismuthene lattice.",
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  "article_type": "Journal reference: Phys. Rev. Materials 10, 094006 (2026)",
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      "name": "Giorgia Sementilli"
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      "name": "Arslan Masood"
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      "name": "Fabio Ronci"
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    {
      "name": "Stefano Colonna"
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    {
      "name": "Marilena Carbone"
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    {
      "name": "Marco Papagno"
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    {
      "name": "Ziya S. Aliev"
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    {
      "name": "Evgueni V. Chulkov"
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    {
      "name": "Sergey V. Eremeev"
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    {
      "name": "and Roberto Flammini"
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  "published": "2026-09-22",
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  "title": "Epitaxial growth of beta-bismuthene on Sb2Te3",
  "title_text": "Epitaxial growth of beta-bismuthene on Sb2Te3",
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