Visualization of a Maze-Like Reconstruction of Graphene on a Copper Surface at the Atomic Scale

doi:10.1088/0256-307X/30/5/056802

Chin. Phys. Lett.

2013, Vol. 30

Issue (5): 056802 DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/30/5/056802

CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURE, MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Visualization of a Maze-Like Reconstruction of Graphene on a Copper Surface at the Atomic Scale

XIE Nan^1,2, GONG Hui-Qi², ZHOU Zhi², GUO Xiao-Dong², YAN Shi-Chao², SUN Qian¹, XING Sirui³, WU Wei³, PEI Shin-shem³, BAO Jiming³, SHAN Xin-Yan², GUO Yang^2**, LU Xing-Hua^2**

¹The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Photonics Materials and Technology for Information Science, School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
²Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
³Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA

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Abstract

Interaction with the substrate plays an essential role in determining the structure and electronic property of graphene supported by a surface. We observe a maze-like reconstruction pattern in graphene on flat copper foil. With functionalized scanning tunneling microscope tips, a triangular three-for-six structure of graphene and a mixed (2√2 ×√2 )R45° reconstruction of a Cu(100) surface are separately visualized at the atomic scale. Substrate-induced changes in the structure and electronic property are further illustrated by micro-Raman spectroscopy and scanning tunneling spectroscopy. This finding suggests a new method to effectively induce partial sp³ hybridization in a single-layer graphene and therefore to tune its electronic property through interaction with the substrate.

Received: 28 January 2013 Published: 31 May 2013

PACS:	68.65.Pq	(Graphene films)
	68.47.De	(Metallic surfaces)
	68.37.Ef	(Scanning tunneling microscopy (including chemistry induced with STM))

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