Unique synthesis of few-layer graphene films on carbon-doped Pt 83Rh17 surfaces

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1026-1032

  Gao, Jian Hua ^a   Fujita, Daisuke ^a   Xu, Ming Sheng ^a   Onishi, Keiko ^a   Miyamoto, Satoru ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Rockgate Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Auger electron spectroscopy; Grapheme; Raman spectroscopy; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; AUGER SPECTRUM; BAND INTENSITY; DOUBLE LAYERS; GRAPHEME; GRAPHENES; MICRO RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE LAYER; STRUCTURAL QUALITIES; ULTRA-THIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; AUGERS; CARBON FILMS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; MAGNETIC FILMS; MONOLAYERS; PLATINUM; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RHODIUM; SURFACE SEGREGATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77649083081     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn901255u     Document Type: Conference Paper

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