Interlayer configurations of self-assembled folded graphene

authored by

L. Bockhorn, J. C. Rode, L. Gnörich, P. Zuo, B. Brechtken, R. J. Haug

Abstract

The relative orientation between atomic lattices in twisted bilayer graphene opens up a whole new field of rich physics. So, the study of self-assembled twisted bilayer graphene gives deep insight into its underlying growth process. Cuts in monolayer graphene via the atomic force microscopy technique are used to start self-assembly and to generate a folding process. The final configurations for this self-assembly process are investigated. Here, the focus is on structures that arise from one cut. During the self-assembly, these structures not only move forward but also rotate. As it turns out, the final positions for all studied structures can be assigned to commensurate interlayer configurations.

Organisation(s)

QuantumFrontiers
Nanostructures Section
Institute of Solid State Physics

Type

Article

Journal

Applied physics letters

Volume

118

ISSN

0003-6951

Publication date

26.04.2021

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0047602 (Access: Open)