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Visualization of graphene grain boundaries through oxygen intercalation. / Bokai, Kirill A.; Shevelev, Viktor O.; Marchenko, Dmitry; Makarova, Anna A.; Mikhailovskii, Vladimir Yu; Zakharov, Alexei A.; Vilkov, Oleg Yu; Krivenkov, Maxim; Vyalikh, Denis V.; Usachov, Dmitry Yu.
In: Applied Surface Science, Vol. 565, 150476, 01.11.2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Visualization of graphene grain boundaries through oxygen intercalation
AU - Bokai, Kirill A.
AU - Shevelev, Viktor O.
AU - Marchenko, Dmitry
AU - Makarova, Anna A.
AU - Mikhailovskii, Vladimir Yu
AU - Zakharov, Alexei A.
AU - Vilkov, Oleg Yu
AU - Krivenkov, Maxim
AU - Vyalikh, Denis V.
AU - Usachov, Dmitry Yu
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - Efficient control over the grain boundaries (GBs) is a vital aspect in optimizing the graphene growth conditions. A number of methods for visualization of GBs were developed for graphene grown on weakly interacting surfaces. Here, we utilize oxygen intercalation to reveal GBs and study their morphology for graphene strongly bound to the cobalt surface. We demonstrate that upon the intercalation of oxygen, GBs in polycrystalline graphene become easily detectable due to graphene cracking and selective oxidation of the substrate, thus giving a direct insight into the graphene micro- and nanostructure by means of different electron microscopy methods, including scanning electron microscopy, photoemission microscopy and low-energy electron microscopy.
AB - Efficient control over the grain boundaries (GBs) is a vital aspect in optimizing the graphene growth conditions. A number of methods for visualization of GBs were developed for graphene grown on weakly interacting surfaces. Here, we utilize oxygen intercalation to reveal GBs and study their morphology for graphene strongly bound to the cobalt surface. We demonstrate that upon the intercalation of oxygen, GBs in polycrystalline graphene become easily detectable due to graphene cracking and selective oxidation of the substrate, thus giving a direct insight into the graphene micro- and nanostructure by means of different electron microscopy methods, including scanning electron microscopy, photoemission microscopy and low-energy electron microscopy.
KW - Grain boundaries
KW - Graphene
KW - Oxygen
KW - Photoemission electron microscopy
KW - Scanning electron microscopy
KW - X-ray photoemission spectroscopy
KW - LARGE-AREA
KW - OXIDATION
KW - STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS
KW - ELECTRICAL-TRANSPORT
KW - FILMS
KW - GROWTH
KW - EDGES
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85109438320&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150476
DO - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150476
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109438320
VL - 565
JO - Applied Surface Science
JF - Applied Surface Science
SN - 0169-4332
M1 - 150476
ER -
ID: 85409810