Direct synthesis of graphene with tunable work function on insulators via in situ boron doping by nickel-assisted growth

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 43, 2014, Pages 25089-25096

  Yen, Wen Chun ^a   Medina, Henry ^a   Huang, Jian Shiou ^a   Lai, Chih Chung ^a   Shih, Yu Chuan ^a   Lin, Shih Ming ^a   Li, Jian Guang ^a   Wang, Zhiming M ^b   Chueh, Yu Lun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; GRAPHENE; NICKEL;

DIRECT SYNTHESIS; GRAPHENE LATTICES; GRAPHENE ON INSULATORS; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY; LOCALIZED CHARGE; MOTT VARIABLE-RANGE HOPPING; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; WORK FUNCTION ENGINEERINGS;

WORK FUNCTION;

EID: 84908565406     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp508365h     Document Type: Article

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