Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy of thin graphite films grown by chemical vapor deposition

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 143-146

  Colby, Robert ^a   Yu, Qingkai ^b   Cao, Helin ^a   Pei, Steven S ^b   Stach, Eric A ^a   Chen, Yong P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical vapor deposition; Graphene; Graphite; Thin films; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AS-GROWN FILMS; CROSS SECTIONAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL TEM; GRAPHENES; GRAPHITE FILMS; MULTI-LAYERED; POLYCRYSTALLINE; POLYCRYSTALLINE METALS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TEM; TEM IMAGES; ULTRA-THIN;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; ION BEAMS; MAGNETIC FILMS; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 74849094925     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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