Intercalation of metal islands and films at the interface of epitaxially grown graphene and Ru(0001) surfaces
Intercalation of metal islands and films at the interface of epitaxially grown graphene and Ru(0001) surfaces
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外延生长石墨烯和 Ru(0001) 表面界面处金属岛和薄膜的插层
DOI:
10.1063/1.3653241
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发表时间:
2011-10-17
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4
通讯作者:
Gao, H. -J.
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作者:
Huang, Li;Pan, Yi;Gao, H. -J.
We report on intercalation of seven kinds of metals-Pt, Pd, Ni, Co, Au, In, and Ce-at the interface between an epitaxially grown graphene layer and a Ru(0001) substrate. Atomic resolution scanning tunneling microscopy images of perfect graphene lattice are obtained on top of these intercalated metals, showing that the high quality of the original graphene is, in the end, undisturbed by the intercalation. A model based theoretical calculation is proposed for the intercalation mechanism: metal atom-aided defect formation and self-healing of C-C bonds at high temperature. These intercalated materials include noble metals, magnetic metals, a IIIA group metal, and a rare earth metal, which indicates that intercalation through epitaxial graphene on Ru(0001) is a universal approach for metals. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3653241]