Iron-mediated growth of epitaxial graphene on SiC and diamond
Iron-mediated growth of epitaxial graphene on SiC and diamond
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DOI:
10.1016/j.carbon.2012.06.050
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发表时间:
2012-11-01
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影响因子:
10.9
通讯作者:
Wells, J. W.
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作者:
Cooil, S. P.;Song, F.;Wells, J. W.
Ordered graphene films have been fabricated on Fe-treated SiC and diamond surfaces using the catalytic conversion of sp(3) to sp(2) carbon. In comparison with the bare SiC(0 0 0 1) surface, the graphitization temperature is reduced from over 1000 degrees C to 600 degrees C and for diamond (111), this new approach enables epitaxial graphene to be grown on this surface for the first time. For both substrates, a key development is the in situ monitoring of the entire fabrication process using real-time electron spectroscopy that provides the necessary precision for the production of films of controlled thickness. The quality of the graphene/graphite layers has been verified using angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy and low energy electron diffraction. Graphene is only formed on treated regions of the surface and so this offers a method for fabricating and patterning graphene structures on SiC and diamond in the solid-state at industrially realistic temperatures. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.