Growth dynamics of graphene buffer layer formation on ultra-smooth SiC(0001) surfaces
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| author | Guse, Julia Wundrack, Stefan Eckert, Marius Richter, Peter Wolff, Susanne Tilgner, Niclas Schädlich, Philip Gruschwitz, Markus Küster, Kathrin Harling, Benno Wenderoth, Martin Tegenkamp, Christoph Seyller, Thomas Stosch, Rainer Pierz, Klaus Schumacher, Hans Werner Tschirner, Teresa |
| author_facet | Guse, Julia Wundrack, Stefan Eckert, Marius Richter, Peter Wolff, Susanne Tilgner, Niclas Schädlich, Philip Gruschwitz, Markus Küster, Kathrin Harling, Benno Wenderoth, Martin Tegenkamp, Christoph Seyller, Thomas Stosch, Rainer Pierz, Klaus Schumacher, Hans Werner Tschirner, Teresa |
| contents | In this study the growth process of epitaxial graphene on SiC was investigated systematically. The transition from the initial buffer layer growth to the formation of the first monolayer graphene domains was investigated by various techniques: atomic force microscopy, low energy electron diffraction, low energy electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning tunneling spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The data show that the buffer layer formation goes along with a simultaneous SiC decomposition which takes place as a rapid step retraction of one specific type of SiC bilayer in good agreement with the step retraction model. Once the buffer layer coverage is completed, the resulting characteristic regular repeating terrace and step height pattern of one and two SiC bilayers turned out to be very stable against further SiC decomposition. The following initial growth of monolayer graphene domains occurs, interestingly, only along the two bilayer high terrace edges. This behavior is explained by a preferential SiC decomposition at the higher step edges and it has some potential for spatial graphene growth control. The corresponding earlier graphene growth on one terrace type can explain the different scanning tunneling spectroscopy nanoscale resistivities on these terraces. |
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| spellingShingle | Growth dynamics of graphene buffer layer formation on ultra-smooth SiC(0001) surfaces Guse, Julia Wundrack, Stefan Eckert, Marius Richter, Peter Wolff, Susanne Tilgner, Niclas Schädlich, Philip Gruschwitz, Markus Küster, Kathrin Harling, Benno Wenderoth, Martin Tegenkamp, Christoph Seyller, Thomas Stosch, Rainer Pierz, Klaus Schumacher, Hans Werner Tschirner, Teresa Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics In this study the growth process of epitaxial graphene on SiC was investigated systematically. The transition from the initial buffer layer growth to the formation of the first monolayer graphene domains was investigated by various techniques: atomic force microscopy, low energy electron diffraction, low energy electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning tunneling spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The data show that the buffer layer formation goes along with a simultaneous SiC decomposition which takes place as a rapid step retraction of one specific type of SiC bilayer in good agreement with the step retraction model. Once the buffer layer coverage is completed, the resulting characteristic regular repeating terrace and step height pattern of one and two SiC bilayers turned out to be very stable against further SiC decomposition. The following initial growth of monolayer graphene domains occurs, interestingly, only along the two bilayer high terrace edges. This behavior is explained by a preferential SiC decomposition at the higher step edges and it has some potential for spatial graphene growth control. The corresponding earlier graphene growth on one terrace type can explain the different scanning tunneling spectroscopy nanoscale resistivities on these terraces. |
| title | Growth dynamics of graphene buffer layer formation on ultra-smooth SiC(0001) surfaces |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.01757 |