From stripes to hexagons: strain-induced 2D Pb phases confined between graphene and SiC
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| author | Gruschwitz, Markus Sologub, Sergii Ghosal, Chitran Mamiyev, Zamin Niu, Yuran Zakharov, Alexei Tegenkamp, Christoph |
| author_facet | Gruschwitz, Markus Sologub, Sergii Ghosal, Chitran Mamiyev, Zamin Niu, Yuran Zakharov, Alexei Tegenkamp, Christoph |
| contents | The intercalation of metals beneath graphene offers a powerful route to stabilizing and protecting novel two-dimensional (2D) phases. The epitaxial growth of Pb monolayers on SiC(0001), combined with the relatively large spacing of the suspended graphene, makes this system particularly distinctive. Using low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and various microscopy techniques -- including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM) -- we have investigated the intercalation process across multiple length scales. Our analysis reveals the formation of different 2D Pb monolayer phases, such as stripes and hexagons, which emerge due to the interplay between substrate pinning and strain within the Pb layer, depending on local coverage. These findings provide new insights into the strain-driven stabilization of intercalated metal layers and highlight the potential of graphene as a versatile platform for engineering low-dimensional materials. |
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| spellingShingle | From stripes to hexagons: strain-induced 2D Pb phases confined between graphene and SiC Gruschwitz, Markus Sologub, Sergii Ghosal, Chitran Mamiyev, Zamin Niu, Yuran Zakharov, Alexei Tegenkamp, Christoph Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics The intercalation of metals beneath graphene offers a powerful route to stabilizing and protecting novel two-dimensional (2D) phases. The epitaxial growth of Pb monolayers on SiC(0001), combined with the relatively large spacing of the suspended graphene, makes this system particularly distinctive. Using low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and various microscopy techniques -- including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM) -- we have investigated the intercalation process across multiple length scales. Our analysis reveals the formation of different 2D Pb monolayer phases, such as stripes and hexagons, which emerge due to the interplay between substrate pinning and strain within the Pb layer, depending on local coverage. These findings provide new insights into the strain-driven stabilization of intercalated metal layers and highlight the potential of graphene as a versatile platform for engineering low-dimensional materials. |
| title | From stripes to hexagons: strain-induced 2D Pb phases confined between graphene and SiC |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10791 |