• 文献标题:   Epitaxial ferromagnetic single clusters and smooth continuous layers on large area MgO/CVD graphene substrates
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GODEL F, MENY C, DOUDIN B, MAJJAD H, DAYEN JF, HALLEY D
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, epitaxy, thin film, ferromagnetic material
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
  • ISSN:   2053-1591
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Strasbourg
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1088/2053-1591/aaaff1
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

We report on the fabrication of ferromagnetic thin layers separated by a MgO dielectric barrier from a graphene-covered substrate. The growth of ferromagnetic metal layers\p=m-\Co or Ni0.8Fe0.2\p=m-\is achieved by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) on a 3 nm MgO(111) epitaxial layer deposited on graphene. In the case of a graphene, grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) over Ni substrates, an annealing at 450 degrees C, under ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) conditions, leads to the dewetting of the ferromagnetic layers, forming well-defined flat facetted clusters whose shape reflects the substrate symmetry. In the case of CVD graphene transferred on SiO2, no dewetting is observed after same annealing. We attribute this difference to the mechanical stress states induced by the substrate, illustrating how it matters for epitaxial construction through graphene. Controlling the growth parameters of such magnetic single objects or networks could benefit to new architectures for catalysis or spintronic applications.