Ar implantation beneath graphene on Ru(0001): Nanotents and "can-opener" effect

作者：Cun Huanyao; Iannuzzi Marcella; Hemmi Adrian; Osterwalder Juerg; Greber Thomas^*

来源：Surface Science, 2015, 634: 95-102.

DOI：10.1016/j.susc.2014.11.004

• Graphene
• Implantation
• Defect
• " Can-opener" effect
• Scanning tunneling microscopy

Exposing a monolayer of graphene on ruthenium (g/Ru(0001)) to low energy Ar+ ions leads to nanotent formation and "can-opener" effect, similar phenomena as observed for h-BN/Rh(111) targets (Cun, Iannuzzi, Hemmi, Roth, Osterwalder and Greber, 2013) [1]. Nanotents are extra protrusions in the sp(2) monolayers beneath which atoms are immobilized at room temperature. Annealing the Ar+ implanted structures results in the "can-opener" effect, i.e., the formation of voids with a diameter of about 2 nm within the graphene layer. The voids preferentially settle in the "hill" regions of the g/Ru(0001) superstructure and thus display spacial selectivity. This provides a convenient method to control defect positions within graphene membranes with nanometer precision. The results are obtained by scanning tunneling microscopy, low energy electron diffraction and photoemission, and are backed with density functional theory calculations.

• 出版日期2015-4