• 文献标题:   Atomic Level Spatial Variations of Energy States along Graphene Edges
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WARNER JH, LIN YC, HE K, KOSHINO M, SUENAGA K
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, eels, stem, edge state, tem, carbon
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Oxford
  • 被引频次:   26
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl5023095
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

The local atomic bonding of carbon atoms around the edge of graphene is examined by aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) combined with electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). High-resolution 2D maps of the EELS combined with atomic resolution annular dark field STEM images enables correlations between the carbon K-edge EELS and the atomic structure. We show that energy states of graphene edges vary across individual atoms along the edge according to their specific C-C bonding, as well as perpendicular to the edge. Unique spectroscopic peaks from the EELS are assigned to specific C atoms, which enables unambiguous spectroscopic fingerprint identification for the atomic structure of graphene edges with unprecedented detail.