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STM针尖对石墨烯的局部电剥离

Local electroexfoliation of graphene with a STM tip

C. Rubio-Verdú, G. Sáenz-Arce, J. Martínez-Asencio, D. C. Milan, M. Moaied, J. J. Palacios, M. J. Caturla, C. Untiedt

摘要:

石墨表面可以通过几种方法来操纵,以产生不同形状和尺寸的石墨烯结构。扫描隧道显微镜(STM)可以用来创建这些结构,通过机械接触之间的尖端和表面或通过电剥离。在后者中,与所施加的电压剥离的过程中所涉及的机制还没有完全理解。在这里,我们展示了如何石墨表面可以局部剥落,在一个系统的方式,通过施加静电力与STM尖端的边缘的平台,形成三角形的薄片几个纳米的长度。我们演示,通过实验和模拟,这些薄片是如何创建一个两步的过程:首先,电压斜坡必须施加在平台的边缘,然后尖端必须扫描垂直的边缘。从头静电计算表明,石墨表面上的电荷的存在下,削弱层之间的相互作用,允许剥离在相同的电压范围内的实验所使用的。分子动力学模拟表明,局部施加在台阶边缘上的力会产生三角形薄片,如在STM下观察到的那些。我们的研究结果为表面改性提供了新的见解,可以扩展到其他层状材料。

英文摘要:

Graphite surfaces can be manipulated by several methods to create graphene structures of different shapes and sizes. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) can be used to create these structures either through mechanical contact between the tip and the surface or through electro-exfoliation. In the latter, the mechanisms involved in the process of exfoliation with an applied voltage are not fully understood. Here we show how a graphite surface can be locally exfoliated in a systematic manner by applying an electrostatic force with a STM tip at the edge of a terrace, forming triangular flakes several nanometers in length. We demonstrate, through experiments and simulations, how these flakes are created by a two-step process: first a voltage ramp must be applied at the edge of the terrace, and then the tip must be scanned perpendicularly to the edge. Ab-initio electrostatic calculations reveal that the presence of charges on the graphite surface weakens the interaction between layers allowing for exfoliation at voltages in the same range as those used experimentally. Molecular dynamics simulations show that a force applied locally on the edge of a step produces triangular flakes such as those observed under STM. Our results provide new insights towards surface modification that can be extended to other layered materials.

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