Atomic mechanism of strong interactions at the graphene/sapphire interface

oleh: Zhipeng Dou, Zhaolong Chen, Ning Li, Shenyuan Yang, Zhiwei Yu, Yuanwei Sun, Yuehui Li, Bingyao Liu, Qiang Luo, Tianbao Ma, Lei Liao, Zhongfan Liu, Peng Gao

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-11-01

Deskripsi

Understanding the atomic arrangement and binding nature of 2D materials with substrates is crucial to understand their properties and utilize their functions. Here, authors report that at high temperature graphene and α-Al2O3 substrate form a C-O-Al bond, having strong interactions, while interfacial structural relaxations of sapphire remain suppressed.