• 文献标题:   Quantitative multichannel NC-AFM data analysis of graphene growth on SiC(0001)
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HELD C, SEYLLER T, BENNEWITZ R
  • 作者关键词:   fmafm, graphene, 6hsic 0001, kpfm, spm
  • 出版物名称:   BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   2190-4286
  • 通讯作者地址:   INM Leibniz Inst New Mat
  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.3762/bjnano.3.19
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Noncontact atomic force microscopy provides access to several complementary signals, such as topography, damping, and contact potential. The traditional presentation of such data sets in adjacent figures or in colour-coded pseudo-three-dimensional plots gives only a qualitative impression. We introduce two-dimensional histograms for the representation of multichannel NC-AFM data sets in a quantitative fashion. Presentation and analysis are exemplified for topography and contact-potential data for graphene grown epitaxially on 6H-SiC(0001), as recorded by Kelvin probe force microscopy in ultrahigh vacuum. Sample preparations by thermal decomposition in ultrahigh vacuum and in an argon atmosphere are compared and the respective growth mechanisms discussed.