• 文献标题:   Unconventional Atomic Structure of Graphene Sheets on Solid Substrates
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG JJ, YANG YZ, YANG S, SONG J, WANG Y, LIU XG, YANG QQ, SHEN Y, WANG S, YANG HJ, LU JH, LI B, FANG HP, LAL R, CZAJKOWSKY DM, HU J, SHI GS, ZHANG Y
  • 作者关键词:   atomic force microscopy afm, first principles computation, graphene, peptide selfassembly, unconventional atomic structure
  • 出版物名称:   SMALL
  • ISSN:   1613-6810 EI 1613-6829
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1002/smll.201902637 EA AUG 2019
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

The atomic structure of free-standing graphene comprises flat hexagonal rings with a 2.5 angstrom period, which is conventionally considered the only atomic period and determines the unique properties of graphene. Here, an unexpected highly ordered orthorhombic structure of graphene is directly observed with a lattice constant of approximate to 5 angstrom, spontaneously formed on various substrates. First-principles computations show that this unconventional structure can be attributed to the dipole between the graphene surface and substrates, which produces an interfacial electric field and induces atomic rearrangement on the graphene surface. Further, the formation of the orthorhombic structure can be controlled by an artificially generated interfacial electric field. Importantly, the 5 angstrom crystal can be manipulated and transformed in a continuous and reversible manner. Notably, the orthorhombic lattice can control the epitaxial self-assembly of amyloids. The findings reveal new insights about the atomic structure of graphene, and open up new avenues to manipulate graphene lattices.