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Date publication
février 2023
Journal
Nanotechnology
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr DUJARDIN Erik
Tous les auteurs :
Ichou H, Alchaar M, Baris B, Michon A, Dagher R, Dujardin E, Martrou D
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Résumé
By combining non-contact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) and Kelvin probe microscopy (KPFM) in ultra high vacuum environment (UHV), we directly measure the height and work function of graphene monolayer on the Si-face of 6H-SiC(0001) with a precision that allows us to differentiate three different types of graphene structures : zero layer graphene (ZLG), Quasi free-standing monolayer graphene (QFMLG) and bilayer graphene (BLG). The height and work function of ZLG are 2.62 ± 0.22 Å and 4.42 ± 0.05 eV respectively, when they are 4.09 ± 0.11 Å and 4.63 ± 0.05 eV for QFMLG. The work function is 4.83 ± 0.05 eV for the BLG. Unlike any other available technique, the local nc-AFM/KPFM dual probe makes it possible to directly identify the nature of nanometer-sized graphene islands that constitute the early nuclei of graphene monolayer grown on 6H-SiC(0001) by chemical vapor deposition.
Mots clés
CVD graphene, UHV Kelvin probe force microscopy, UHV nc-AFM, quasi free-standing monolayer graphene (QFMLG), zero layer graphene (ZLG)
Référence
Nanotechnology. 2023 02 9;34(16):
