Interface strain can significantly influence the mechanical, electronic and magnetic properties of low- dimensional materials. Here we investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy how the stress intro- duced by a mismatched interface affects the structure of a growing graphene (Gr) layer on a Ni(100) surface in real time during the process. Strain release appears to be the main factor governing morphology, with the interplay of two simultaneous driving forces: on the one side the need to obtain two-dimensional best registry with the substrate, via formation of moire patterns, on the other side the requirement of optimal one-dimensional in-plane matching with the transforming nickel carbide layer, achieved by local rotation of the growing Gr flake. Our work suggests the possibility of tuning the local properties of two-dimensional films at the nanoscale through exploitation of strain at a one-dimensional interface.
Strain release at the graphene-Ni(100) interface investigated by in-situ and operando scanning tunnelling microscopy
Patera, Laerte L.;Comelli, Giovanni;
2021-01-01
Abstract
Interface strain can significantly influence the mechanical, electronic and magnetic properties of low- dimensional materials. Here we investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy how the stress intro- duced by a mismatched interface affects the structure of a growing graphene (Gr) layer on a Ni(100) surface in real time during the process. Strain release appears to be the main factor governing morphology, with the interplay of two simultaneous driving forces: on the one side the need to obtain two-dimensional best registry with the substrate, via formation of moire patterns, on the other side the requirement of optimal one-dimensional in-plane matching with the transforming nickel carbide layer, achieved by local rotation of the growing Gr flake. Our work suggests the possibility of tuning the local properties of two-dimensional films at the nanoscale through exploitation of strain at a one-dimensional interface.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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