• 文献标题:   Hetero-site nucleation for growing twisted bilayer graphene with a wide range of twist angles
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SUN LZ, WANG ZH, WANG YC, ZHAO L, LI YL, CHEN BH, HUANG SH, ZHANG SS, WANG WD, PEI D, FANG HW, ZHONG S, LIU HY, ZHANG JC, TONG LM, CHEN YL, LI ZY, RUMMELI MH, NOVOSELOV KS, PENG HL, LIN L, LIU ZF
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
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  • 被引频次:   67
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41467-021-22533-1
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

The synthesis of twisted bilayer graphene with controllable angles is challenging. Here, the authors devise a chemical vapor deposition approach using a hetero-site nucleation strategy that affords twist angles ranging from 0 degrees to 30 degrees. Twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG) has recently attracted growing interest due to its unique twist-angle-dependent electronic properties. The preparation of high-quality large-area bilayer graphene with rich rotation angles would be important for the investigation of angle-dependent physics and applications, which, however, is still challenging. Here, we demonstrate a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) approach for growing high-quality tBLG using a hetero-site nucleation strategy, which enables the nucleation of the second layer at a different site from that of the first layer. The fraction of tBLGs in bilayer graphene domains with twist angles ranging from 0 degrees to 30 degrees was found to be improved to 88%, which is significantly higher than those reported previously. The hetero-site nucleation behavior was carefully investigated using an isotope-labeling technique. Furthermore, the clear Moire patterns and ultrahigh room-temperature carrier mobility of 68,000 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) confirmed the high crystalline quality of our tBLG. Our study opens an avenue for the controllable growth of tBLGs for both fundamental research and practical applications.