The competition for graphene formation on Re (0 0 0 1): A complex interplay between carbon segregation, dissolution and carburisation

Carbon

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 389-402

  Miniussi, E ^a,b   Pozzo, M ^c   Mentes T O ^d   Nino M A ^e   Locatelli, A ^d   Vesselli, E ^a,b   Comelli, G ^a,b   Lizzit, S ^d   Alfe D ^c,f   Baraldi, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTO MADRILEÑO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN NANOCIENCIA IMDEA NANOCIENCIA   (Spain)

^f DEMOCRITOS NATIONAL SIMULATION CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIMERS; DISSOLUTION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; ETHYLENE; SUBSTRATES;

CARBON DISSOLUTION; CARBON SEGREGATION; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; ETHYLENE ADSORPTION; INTERACTION PROCESS; METALLIC SUBSTRATE; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84897448331     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.02.081     Document Type: Article

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