• 文献标题:   The impact of partial H intercalation on the quasi-free-standing properties of graphene on SiC(0001)
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SZARY MJ, ELAHMAR S, CIUK T
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, sic, hydrogen intercalation, hydrogen termination, quasifreestanding, density functional theory
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0169-4332 EI 1873-5584
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  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148668
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Graphene has attracted huge attention due to its unique electronic properties, however, when supported those are significantly dependent on the interface interactions. One of the methods of decoupling graphene sheets from a substrate is hydrogen intercalation, which has been shown to produce quasi-free-standing (QFS) layers on a SiC (0001) surface. Still, the effects of incomplete H termination of SiC remain mostly unknown. This work investigates, employing density functional theory calculations, the impact of partial termination on the structural, and electronic properties of graphene. It is predicted that interfaces with partially damaged H layer or produced under a lower technological standard could still benefit from the intrinsic, however, quantitatively reduced, properties of QFS graphene.