Epitaxial graphene on ruthenium

Nature Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 406-411

  Sutter, Peter W ^a   Flege, Jan Ingo ^a   Sutter, Eli A ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; RUTHENIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METALS;

ELECTRONIC COUPLING; EPITAXIAL GRAPHENE; EPITAXIAL GRAPHENE LAYERS; MICROMECHANICAL CLEAVAGE;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 42549089580     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2166     Document Type: Article

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