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Atomic intercalation to measure adhesion of graphene on graphite

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  • Jun Wang

    (Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Dan C. Sorescu

    (Research & Innovation Center, National Energy Technology Laboratory)

  • Seokmin Jeon

    (Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Alexei Belianinov

    (Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Sergei V. Kalinin

    (Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Arthur P. Baddorf

    (Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Petro Maksymovych

    (Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Abstract

The interest in mechanical properties of two-dimensional materials has emerged in light of new device concepts taking advantage of flexing, adhesion and friction. Here we demonstrate an effective method to measure adhesion of graphene atop highly ordered pyrolytic graphite, utilizing atomic-scale ‘blisters’ created in the top layer by neon atom intercalates. Detailed analysis of scanning tunnelling microscopy images is used to reconstruct atomic positions and the strain map within the deformed graphene layer, and demonstrate the tip-induced subsurface translation of neon atoms. We invoke an analytical model, originally devised for graphene macroscopic deformations, to determine the graphite adhesion energy of 0.221±0.011 J m−2. This value is in excellent agreement with reported macroscopic values and our atomistic simulations. This implies mechanical properties of graphene scale down to a few-nanometre length. The simplicity of our method provides a unique opportunity to investigate the local variability of nanomechanical properties in layered materials.

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  • Jun Wang & Dan C. Sorescu & Seokmin Jeon & Alexei Belianinov & Sergei V. Kalinin & Arthur P. Baddorf & Petro Maksymovych, 2016. "Atomic intercalation to measure adhesion of graphene on graphite," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms13263
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13263
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