Cobalt intercalation at the graphene/iridium(111) interface: Influence of rotational domains, wrinkles, and atomic steps

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Vlaic, S ^a,b   Kimouche, A ^a,b   Coraux, J ^a,b   Santos, B ^c   Locatelli, A ^c   Rougemaille, N ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS;

ATOMIC STEP; CO-INTERCALATION; GRAPHENE SHEETS; IR(111); LOW ENERGY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ROTATIONAL DOMAINS; STEP EDGE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84896298825     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4868119     Document Type: Article

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