Self-Passivating Edge Reconstructions of Graphene

Graphene nanoribbons and edge reconstructions

In situ observation of graphene sublimation and multi-layer edge reconstructions.

We induced sublimation of suspended few-layer graphene by in situ Joule-heating inside a transmission electron microscope. The graphene sublimation fronts consisted of mostly {1100} zigzag edges. Under appropriate conditions, a fractal-like "coastline" morphology was observed. Extensive multiple-layer reconstructions at the graphene edges led to the formation of unique carbon nanostructures, su...

Tunneling spectroscopy of graphene and related reconstructions on SiC(0001)

The 5×5, 6√3×6√3-R30°, and graphene-covered 6√3×6√3-R30° reconstructions of the SiC(0001) surface are studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. For the 5×5 structure a rich spectrum of surface states is obtained, with one state in particular found to be localized on top of structural protrusions (adatoms) observed on the surface. Similar spectra are observed on the bare 6√3×6√3...

Edge plasmons in graphene nanostructures

Plasmon modes in graphene are influenced by the unusual dispersion relation of the material. For bulk plasmons this results in a n1/4 dependence of the plasma frequency on the charge density, as opposed to the n1/2 dependence in two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG); yet, bulk plasmon dispersion in graphene follows a similar q1/2 behavior as for other two-dimensional materials. In this work we co...

Stability of edge states and edge magnetism in graphene nanoribbons

Jens Kunstmann,1,* Cem Özdoğan,2 Alexander Quandt,3,4 and Holger Fehske3 1Institute for Materials Science, TU Dresden, Hallwachstr. 3, D-01069 Dresden, Germany 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Çankaya University, Balgat, TR-06530 Ankara, Turkey 3Institut für Physik der Universität Greifswald, Felix–Hausdorff-Str. 6, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany 4School of Physics and DST/NRF Cen...