Oxygen intercalation at the graphene/Ni(111) interface: Evidences of non-metal islands underneath graphene layer

Carbon

Volumn 100, Issue , 2016, Pages 258-264

  Ligato, N ^a,b   Caputi, L S ^a   Cupolillo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NANOSCIENZE CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CARBON; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; OXYGEN; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CVD-GROWN GRAPHENE; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTRUM; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; ENERGY DISPERSION CURVE; INSULATING SYSTEM; INTERCALATION PROCESS; OXYGEN INTERCALATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84958185018     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.01.011     Document Type: Article

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