title: Graphene growth on Ni(111) by transformation of a surface carbide.
abstract: A novel growth mechanism of graphene on Ni(111) has been discovered that occurs at temperatures below 460 °C. At these conditions, a surface-confined nickel-carbide phase coexists with single layer graphene. The graphene grows by in-plane transformation of the carbide along a one-dimensional phase-boundary, which is distinctively different from known growth processes on other transition metals and on Ni above 460 °C, where carbon atoms attach to "free" edges of graphene islands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA.
authors.forename: Jayeeta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lahiri
authors.forename: Travis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Lyudmyla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Adamska
authors.forename: Ivan I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Oleynik
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batzill
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D006108:Graphite / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D006108:Graphite; D009532:Nickel