DOI: 10.1063/1.3323092. Scanning tunneling microscope study of striated carbon ridges in few-layer epitaxial graphene formed on 4H-silicon carbide (0001¯)

Scanning tunneling microscope study of striated carbon ridges in few-layer epitaxial graphene formed on 4H-silicon carbide (0001¯)

10.1063/1.3323092

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Applied Physics Letters (317)

Abstract

Atomically resolved scanning tunneling microscope images of carbon ridge defects found in few-layer graphene formed on the C-face (0001¯) of 4H-silicon carbide reveal a striated exterior surface formed from out-of-plane distortions of the hexagonal graphene lattice. While ridge formation is likely explained by compressive in-plane stresses coupled with the small values of the bending modulus for few-layer graphene, the striated structure along the ridges argues for a localized unidirectional stress in the material directed along the ridge length.

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Harrison, S. E., Capano, M. A., & Reifenberger, R. (2010). Scanning tunneling microscope study of striated carbon ridges in few-layer epitaxial graphene formed on 4H-silicon carbide (0001Â¯). Applied Physics Letters, 96(8).

Authors 3

S. E. Harrison (first)
M. A. Capano (additional)
R. Reifenberger (additional)

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Deposited	2 years, 2 months ago (June 27, 2023, 11:29 p.m.)
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Published	15 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 22, 2010)
Published Online	15 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 22, 2010)
Published Print	15 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 22, 2010)

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