Defect-mediated, thermally-activated encapsulation of metals at the surface of graphite

Zhou, Yinghui; Lii-Rosales, Ann; Kim, Minsung; Wallingford, Mark; Jing, Dapeng; Tringides, Michael C.; Wang, Cai -Zhuang; Thiel, Patricia A.

doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2017.10.103

Defect-mediated, thermally-activated encapsulation of metals at the surface of graphite

Journal Article · Sat Nov 04 04:00:00 EDT 2017 · Carbon

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2017.10.103· OSTI ID:1411949

Zhou, Yinghui ^[1]; ^[2]; Kim, Minsung ^[1]; Wallingford, Mark ^[1]; Jing, Dapeng ^[1]; Tringides, Michael C. ^[2]; Wang, Cai -Zhuang ^[2]; Thiel, Patricia A. ^[2]

Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Here, we show that 3 metals – Dy, Ru, and Cu – can form multilayer intercalated (encapsulated) islands at the graphite (0001) surface if 2 specific conditions are met: Defects are introduced on the graphite terraces to act as entry portals, and the metal deposition temperature is well above ambient. Focusing on Dy as a prototype, we show that surface encapsulation is much different than bulk intercalation, because the encapsulated metal takes the form of bulk-like rafts of multilayer Dy, rather than the dilute, single-layer structure known for the bulk compound. Carbon-covered metallic rafts even form for relatively unreactive metals (Ru and Cu) which have no known bulk intercalation compound.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1411949

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1576048

Report Number(s):: IS-J--9408; PII: S0008622317310977

Journal Information:: Carbon, Journal Name: Carbon Journal Issue: C Vol. 127; ISSN 0008-6223

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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