In situ observation of step-edge in-plane growth of graphene in a STEM

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Liu, Zheng ^a   Lin, Yung Chang ^a   Lu, Chun Chieh ^b   Yeh, Chao Hui ^b   Chiu, Po Wen ^b   Iijima, Sumio ^a   Suenaga, Kazu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GRAPHENE; HYDROCARBON; NANOMATERIAL; SILICONE;

ALKENE; CARBON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; RECONSTRUCTION; SILICON;

ARTICLE; ATOM; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CARBON SOURCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GROWTH; MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 84901939324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5055     Document Type: Article

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