Growth of a two-dimensional dielectric monolayer on quasi-freestanding graphene

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-45

  Addou, Rafik ^a   Dahal, Arjun ^a   Batzill, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; MONOLAYERS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; YTTRIUM OXIDE;

DEVICE ARCHITECTURES; DIELECTRIC LAYER; DIELECTRIC MONOLAYERS; GRAPHENE LATTICES; HEXAGONAL LATTICE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INSTABILITIES; X RAY PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

GRAPHENE; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84871779010     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.217     Document Type: Article

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