Abstract:
A method for growing a graphene nanoribbon on an insulating substrate having a cleavage plane with atomic level flatness is provided, and belongs to the field of low-dimensional materials and new materials. The method includes the following steps. Step 1: Cleave an insulating substrate to obtain a cleavage plane with atomic level flatness, and prepare a single atomic layer step. Step 2: Directly grow a graphene nanoribbon on the insulating substrate having regular single atomic steps. In the method, a characteristic that nucleation energy of graphene on the atomic step is different from that on the flat cleavage plane is used, and conditions, such as the temperature, intensity of pressure and supersaturation degree of activated carbon atoms, are adjusted, so that the graphene grows only along a step edge into a graphene nanoribbon of an adjustable size. The method is mainly applied to the field of new-type graphene optoelectronic devices.
Abstract:
A method for growing a graphene nanoribbon on an insulating substrate having a cleavage plane with atomic level flatness is provided, and belongs to the field of low-dimensional materials and new materials. The method includes the following steps. Step 1: Cleave an insulating substrate to obtain a cleavage plane with atomic level flatness, and prepare a single atomic layer step. Step 2: Directly grow a graphene nanoribbon on the insulating substrate having regular single atomic steps. In the method, a characteristic that nucleation energy of graphene on the atomic step is different from that on the flat cleavage plane is used, and conditions, such as the temperature, intensity of pressure and supersaturation degree of activated carbon atoms, are adjusted, so that the graphene grows only along a step edge into a graphene nanoribbon of an adjustable size. The method is mainly applied to the field of new-type graphene optoelectronic devices.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) substrate with a monatomic layer step and a preparation method thereof, where a surface of the hBN substrate is cleaved to obtain a fresh cleavage plane, and then hBN is etched by using hydrogen at a high temperature to obtain a controllable and regular monatomic layer step. The present invention utilizes an anisotropic etching effect of hydrogen on the hBN and controls an etching rate and degree of the etching by adjusting a hydrogen proportion, the annealing temperature, and the annealing time, so as to achieve the objective of etching the regular monatomic layer step. The preparation process is compatible with the process of preparing graphene through a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, and is applicable to preparation of a graphene nanoribbon. The present invention is mainly applied to new graphene electronic devices.