Approaching truly freestanding graphene: the structure of hydrogen-intercalated graphene on 6H-SiC(0001).
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We measure the adsorption height of hydrogen-intercalated quasifreestanding monolayer graphene on the (0001) face of 6H silicon carbide by the normal incidence x-ray standing wave technique. A density functional calculation for the full (6√3×6√3)-R30° unit cell, based on a van der Waals corrected exchange correlation functional, finds a purely physisorptive adsorption height in excellent agreement with experiments, a very low buckling of the graphene layer, a very homogeneous electron density at the interface, and the lowest known adsorption energy per atom for graphene on any substrate. A structural comparison to other graphenes suggests that hydrogen-intercalated graphene on 6H-SiC(0001) approaches ideal graphene.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Sforzini, J; Nemec, L; Denig, T; Stadtmüller, B; Lee, T-L; Kumpf, C; Soubatch, S; Starke, U; Rinke, P; Blum, V; Bocquet, FC; Tautz, FS
Published Date
- March 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 114 / 10
Start / End Page
- 106804 -
PubMed ID
- 25815955
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1079-7114
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0031-9007
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1103/physrevlett.114.106804
Language
- eng