Real-time observation of epitaxial graphene domain reorientation

Thuermer, Konrad; Foster, Michael E.; Bartelt, Norman Charles; Rogge, Paul C.; McCarty, Kevin F.; Dubon, Oscar D.; Bartelt, Norman C.

doi:10.1038/ncomms7880

Real-time observation of epitaxial graphene domain reorientation

Journal Article · Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7880· OSTI ID:1235318

Thuermer, Konrad ^[1]; Foster, Michael E. ^[1]; Bartelt, Norman Charles ^[1]; Rogge, Paul C. ^[2]; McCarty, Kevin F. ^[1]; Dubon, Oscar D. ^[2]; Bartelt, Norman C. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Graphene films grown by vapour deposition tend to be polycrystalline due to the nucleation and growth of islands with different in-plane orientations. Here, using low-energy electron microscopy, we find that micron-sized graphene islands on Ir(111) rotate to a preferred orientation during thermal annealing. We observe three alignment mechanisms: the simultaneous growth of aligned domains and dissolution of rotated domains, that is, ‘ripening’; domain boundary motion within islands; and continuous lattice rotation of entire domains. By measuring the relative growth velocity of domains during ripening, we estimate that the driving force for alignment is on the order of 0.1 meV per C atom and increases with rotation angle. A simple model of the orientation-dependent energy associated with the moiré corrugation of the graphene sheet due to local variations in the graphene–substrate interaction reproduces the results. This study suggests new strategies for improving the van der Waals epitaxy of 2D materials.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1235318

Report Number(s):: SAND--2015-2564J; 579878

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 6; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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