Benzene adsorption on Ru(0001) and graphene/Ru(0001)—How to synthesize epitaxial graphene without STM or LEED?
•A simple kinetics technique is used to synthesize and characterize graphene on a ruthenium support.•The method is compared with Auger and XPS based techniques.•Benzene adsorption kinetics on graphene was characterized. A simple synthesis and characterization procedure for graphene growth on Ru(0001...
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| Published in: | Chemical physics letters Vol. 590; pp. 146 - 152 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier B.V
18-12-2013
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| Summary: | •A simple kinetics technique is used to synthesize and characterize graphene on a ruthenium support.•The method is compared with Auger and XPS based techniques.•Benzene adsorption kinetics on graphene was characterized.
A simple synthesis and characterization procedure for graphene growth on Ru(0001) is demonstrated. Only a sample heating setup and mass spectrometer (or residual gas analyzer) are required. In addition, sample stability at ambient conditions (in air) was tested. Furthermore, benzene adsorption on graphene/Ru(0001) was characterized by thermal desorption spectroscopy and compared with earlier experiments and theory on carbon nanotubes and highly-oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). In addition, Auger and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-2614 1873-4448 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cplett.2013.10.069 |