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Electron Diffraction Study of Epitaxial Graphene Structure Grown upon SiC (0001) Thermal Destruction in Ar Atmosphere and in High Vacuum

Journal Article · · Physics of the Solid State
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  1. National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (Russian Federation)

We have studied the structure of epitaxial graphene obtained as a result of thermal desorption of the silicon carbide surface under conditions of vacuum synthesis and in Ar medium by reflection electron diffraction. As a result of the study, a significantly more uniform buffer layer coating of the SiC surface by epitaxial graphene has been found when forming in inert medium on the surface of 4H- and 6H-SiC(0001) polytypes compared with the synthesis of graphene in high vacuum. The quality of the coating has been shown to depend on the degree of perfection of the original single crystal.

OSTI ID:
22925090
Journal Information:
Physics of the Solid State, Journal Name: Physics of the Solid State Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 61; ISSN 1063-7834
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English