• 文献标题:   Evidence of Local Commensurate State with Lattice Match of Graphene on Hexagonal Boron Nitride
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KIM NY, JEONG HY, KIM JH, KIM G, SHIN HS, LEE Z
  • 作者关键词:   moire, dark field transmission electron microscopy, commensurate, graphene, boron nitride
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   UNIST
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.7b02716
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Transition to a commensurate state changes the local symmetry periodicity on two-dimensional van der Waals superstructures, evoking distinctive properties far beyond individual layers. We investigate the morphology of moire superstructures of graphene on hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) with a low twist angle (approximate to 0 degrees) through moire fringe analyses with dark field transmission electron microscopy. The moire fringes exhibit local variation, suggesting that the interaction between graphene and hBN depends on the stacking configuration and that local transition to the commensurate state occurs through the reduced crystalline mismatch (that is, by lattice stretching and twisting on the graphene lattices). This moire superstructure analysis suggests an inventive method for studying the interaction between stacked van der Waals layers and for discerning the altered electronic and optical properties of graphene on hBN superstructures with a low twist angle, even at low magnification.