Chemical vapour deposition of graphene on Nk(111) and Co(0001) and intercalation with Au to study Dirac Cone Formation and Rashba splitting
We show in detail monitoring by photoelectron spectroscopy how graphene can be grown by chemical vapor deposition on the transition-metal surfaces Ni(111) and Co(0001) and intercalated by a monoatomic layer of Au. For both systems, a linear E(k) dispersion of massless Dirac fermions appears in the graphene {pi}-band in the vicinity of the Fermi energy. In order to study ferromagnetism and spin-orbit effects by spin- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, the sample must be magnetized in remanence. To this end, a W(110) substrate is prepared, its cleanliness verified by photoemission from W(110) surface states and surface core levels, and epitaxial Ni(111) and Co(0001) thin films are grown on top. Spin-resolved photoemission from the {pi}-band shows that the ferromagnetic polarization of graphene/Ni(111) and graphene/Co(0001) is negligible and that graphene on Ni(111) is after intercalation of Au spin-orbit split by the Rashba effect.
- Research Organization:
- BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (BNL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 988263
- Report Number(s):
- BNL--93723-2010-JA; KC0204011
- Journal Information:
- Diamond and Related Materials, Journal Name: Diamond and Related Materials Journal Issue: 7-9 Vol. 19; ISSN 0925-9635
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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