Synthesis of atomically thin hexagonal boron nitride films on nickel foils by molecular beam epitaxy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 106, Issue 21, 2015, Pages

  Nakhaie, S ^a   Wofford, J M ^a   Schumann, T ^a,b   Jahn, U ^a   Ramsteiner, M ^a   Hanke, M ^a   Lopes, J M J ^a   Riechert, H ^a  

^a PAUL DRUDE INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERELEKTRONIK   (Germany)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MOLECULAR BEAMS; NICKEL; NITRIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BN FILMS; HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE (H-BN); HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE FILMS; NI SUBSTRATES; NICKEL FOILS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; STAR-SHAPED; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS;

BORON NITRIDE;

EID: 84930615697     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4921921     Document Type: Article

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