Achieving High-Quality Single-Atom Nitrogen Doping of Graphene/SiC(0001) by Ion Implantation and Subsequent Thermal Stabilization

作者:Telychko Mykola; Mutombo Pingo; Ondracek Martin; Hapala Prokop; Bocquet Francois C; Kolorenc Jindrich; Vondracek Martin; Jelinek Pavel; Svec Martin*
来源:ACS Nano, 2014, 8(7): 7318-7324.
DOI:10.1021/nn502438k

摘要

We report a straightforward method to produce high-quality nitrogen-doped graphene on SiC(0001) using direct nitrogen ion implantation and subsequent stabilization at temperatures above 1300 K. We demonstrate that double defects, which comprise two nitrogen defects in a second-nearest-neighbor (meta) configuration, can be formed in a controlled way by adjusting the duration of bombardment. Two types of atomic contrast of single N defects are identified in scanning tunneling microscopy. We attribute the origin of these two contrasts to different tip structures by means of STM simulations. The characteristic dip observed over N defects is explained in terms of the destructive quantum interference.

  • 出版日期2014-7