Kinetics of graphene formation on Rh(111) investigated by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 7028-7033

  Dong, Guocai ^a,b   Frenken, Joost W M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Jiangnan Graphene Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

chemical vapor deposition; graphene; scanning tunneling microscopy; surface kinetics

Indexed keywords

CONCAVE CORNERS; IN-SITU SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPIES; LARGE UNIT CELL; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; RH(111); SURFACE KINETICS; UNIT CELLS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; RHODIUM; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84883214391     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn402229t     Document Type: Article

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