Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

Stacking sequence and interlayer coupling in few-layer graphene revealed by in situ imaging

  • Zhu-Jun Wang,
  • Jichen Dong,
  • Yi Cui,
  • Gyula Eres,
  • Olaf Timpe,
  • Qiang Fu,
  • Feng Ding,
  • R. Schloegl,
  • Marc-Georg Willinger

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13256
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Controlled preparation of few-layer graphene is a promising, yet challenging technological protocol. Here, the authors perform real-time imaging during chemical vapour deposition growth and hydrogen etching, to gain insight into layer-dependent growth mechanisms and graphene-substrate interaction.