• 文献标题:   Epitaxial Graphene and Graphene-Based Devices Studied by Electrical Scanning Probe Microscopy
  • 文献类型:   Review
  • 作  者:   KAZAKOVA O, PANCHAL V, BURNETT TL
  • 作者关键词:   epitaxial graphene, sic, adsorbate, kelvin probe force microscopy kpfm, electrostatic force microscopy efm, surface potential, work function, wettability
  • 出版物名称:   CRYSTALS
  • ISSN:   2073-4352
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Phys Lab
  • 被引频次:   48
  • DOI:   10.3390/cryst3010191
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

We present local electrical characterization of epitaxial graphene grown on both Si- and C-faces of 4H-SiC using Electrostatic Force Microscopy and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in ambient conditions and at elevated temperatures. These techniques provide a straightforward identification of graphene domains with various thicknesses on the substrate where topographical determination is hindered by adsorbates and SiC terraces. We also use Electrostatic Force Spectroscopy which allows quantitative surface potential measurements with high spatial resolution. Using these techniques, we study evolution of a layer of atmospheric water as a function of temperature, which is accompanied by a significant change of the absolute surface potential difference. We show that the nanoscale wettability of the material is strongly dependent on the number of graphene layers, where hydrophobicity increases with graphene thickness. We also use micron-sized graphene Hall bars with gold electrodes to calibrate work function of the electrically conductive probe and precisely and quantitatively define the work functions for single- and double-layer graphene.