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Quasifreestanding single-layer hexagonal boron nitride as a substrate for graphene synthesis

Usachov, D. ; Adamchuk, V. K. ; Haberer, D. ; Grueneis, A. ; Sachdev, H. ; Preobrajenski, Alexei LU ; Laubschat, C. and Vyalikh, D. V. (2010) In Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics) 82(7).
Abstract
We demonstrate that freeing a single-atom thick layer of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) from tight chemical bonding to a Ni(111) thin film grown on a W(110) substrate can be achieved by intercalation of Au atoms into the interface. This process has been systematically investigated using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, x-ray photoemission, and absorption techniques. It has been demonstrated that the transition of the h-BN layer from the "rigid" into the "quasifreestanding" state is accompanied by a change in its lattice constant. Using chemical vapor deposition, graphene has been successfully synthesized on the insulating, quasifreestanding h-BN monolayer. We anticipate that the in situ synthesized weakly interacting... (More)
We demonstrate that freeing a single-atom thick layer of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) from tight chemical bonding to a Ni(111) thin film grown on a W(110) substrate can be achieved by intercalation of Au atoms into the interface. This process has been systematically investigated using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, x-ray photoemission, and absorption techniques. It has been demonstrated that the transition of the h-BN layer from the "rigid" into the "quasifreestanding" state is accompanied by a change in its lattice constant. Using chemical vapor deposition, graphene has been successfully synthesized on the insulating, quasifreestanding h-BN monolayer. We anticipate that the in situ synthesized weakly interacting graphene/h-BN double layered system could be further developed for technological applications and may provide perspectives for further inquiry into the unusual electronic properties of graphene. (Less)
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10.1103/PhysRevB.82.075415
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  author       = {{Usachov, D. and Adamchuk, V. K. and Haberer, D. and Grueneis, A. and Sachdev, H. and Preobrajenski, Alexei and Laubschat, C. and Vyalikh, D. V.}},
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  publisher    = {{American Physical Society}},
  series       = {{Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)}},
  title        = {{Quasifreestanding single-layer hexagonal boron nitride as a substrate for graphene synthesis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.82.075415}},
  doi          = {{10.1103/PhysRevB.82.075415}},
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