• 文献标题:   A new approach for synthesis of epitaxial nano-thin Pt5Gd alloy via intercalation underneath a graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RYBKIN AG, RYBKINA AA, TARASOV AV, PUDIKOV DA, KLIMOVSKIKH II, VILKOV OY, PETUKHOV AE, USACHOV DY, ESTYUNIN DA, VOROSHNIN VY, VARYKHALOV A, DI SANTO G, PETACCIA L, SCHWIER EF, SHIMADA K, KIMURA A, SHIKIN AM
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, 2d catalyst, electronic, epitaxial alloy, angleresolved photoemission spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, ab initio calculation
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0169-4332 EI 1873-5584
  • 通讯作者地址:   St Petersburg State Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146687
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

In the present study we synthesized nano-thin epitaxial PtxGd alloys on Pt(111) single crystal surface covered with well-oriented graphene and investigated their electronic and atomic structure at different stages of synthesis. Low-energy electron diffraction, photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy data suggest that deposition of Gd on the graphene/Pt(111) system and its further intercalation at 1080 degrees C lead to formation of nano-thin Pt5Gd alloy covered with a quasi-freestanding graphene. We demonstrate that atomically flat alloy surface is terminated by Pt atomic layer with "kagome" structure. Control of graphene doping through variation of the alloy stoichiometry may open up new opportunities in developing advanced electronics. Owing to a well-known catalytic activity of Pt5Gd alloy, our thin-film system is promising for low-cost production of catalysts in the near future.