Weak mismatch epitaxy and structural Feedback in graphene growth on copper foil

Nano Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-112

  Wilson, Neil R ^a   Marsden, Alexander J ^a   Saghir, Mohammed ^a   Bromley, Catherine J ^b   Schaub, Renald ^b   Costantini, Giovanni ^c   White, Thomas W ^c   Partridge, Cerianne ^c   Barinov, Alexei ^d   Dudin, Pavel ^d   Sanchez, Ana M ^a   Mudd, James J ^a   Walker, Marc ^a   Bell, Gavin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

angle resolved photo emission spectroscopy (ARPES); chemical vapor deposition; graphene; low energy electron diffraction; mismatch epitaxy; structural feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874194107     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0285-y     Document Type: Article

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