The surface science of graphene: Metal interfaces, CVD synthesis, nanoribbons, chemical modifications, and defects

M Batzill - Surface Science Reports, 2012 - Elsevier
Graphene, a single atomic layer of sp2 hybridized carbon, exhibits a zero-band gap with
linear band dispersion at the Fermi-level, forming a Dirac-cone at the K-points of its Brillouin …

[HTML][HTML] X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of graphitic carbon nanomaterials doped with heteroatoms

T Susi, T Pichler, P Ayala - Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2015 - beilstein-journals.org
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is one of the best tools for studying the chemical
modification of surfaces, and in particular the distribution and bonding of heteroatom …

Competition for graphene: graphynes with direction-dependent dirac cones

D Malko, C Neiss, F Vines, A Görling - Physical review letters, 2012 - APS
The existence of Dirac cones in the band structure of two-dimensional materials
accompanied by unprecedented electronic properties is considered to be a unique feature …

Graphene–nickel interfaces: a review

A Dahal, M Batzill - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene on nickel is a prototypical example of an interface between graphene and a
strongly interacting metal, as well as a special case of a lattice matched system. The …

Nitrogen-doped graphene: efficient growth, structure, and electronic properties

D Usachov, O Vilkov, A Gruneis, D Haberer… - Nano …, 2011 - ACS Publications
A novel strategy for efficient growth of nitrogen-doped graphene (N-graphene) on a large
scale from s-triazine molecules is presented. The growth process has been unveiled in situ …

Mechanisms of graphene growth by chemical vapour deposition on transition metals

CM Seah, SP Chai, AR Mohamed - Carbon, 2014 - Elsevier
Graphene has become the focus of research recently due to its properties. Various methods
have been proposed for the synthesis of graphene, and chemical vapour deposition (CVD) …

Evidence of graphene-like electronic signature in silicene nanoribbons

P De Padova, C Quaresima, C Ottaviani… - Applied Physics …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
We report on the electronic properties of straight, 1.6 nm wide, silicene nanoribbons on Ag
(110), arranged in a one-dimensional grating with a pitch of 2 nm, whose high-resolution …

Graphene epitaxy by chemical vapor deposition on SiC

W Strupinski, K Grodecki, A Wysmolek… - Nano …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate the growth of high quality graphene layers by chemical vapor deposition
(CVD) on insulating and conductive SiC substrates. This method provides key advantages …

Tunable band gap in hydrogenated quasi-free-standing graphene

D Haberer, DV Vyalikh, S Taioli, B Dora, M Farjam… - Nano …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We show by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy that a tunable gap in quasi-free-
standing monolayer graphene on Au can be induced by hydrogenation. The size of the gap …

In situ characterization of alloy catalysts for low-temperature graphene growth

RS Weatherup, BC Bayer, R Blume, C Ducati… - Nano …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Low-temperature (∼ 450° C), scalable chemical vapor deposition of predominantly
monolayer (74%) graphene films with an average D/G peak ratio of 0.24 and domain sizes …