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Functional Single‐Layer Graphene Sheets from Aromatic Monolayers (Adv. Mater. 30/2013)
Author(s) -
Matei Dan G.,
Weber NilsEike,
Kurasch Simon,
Wundrack Stefan,
Woszczyna Mirosław,
Grothe Miriam,
Weimann Thomas,
Ahlers Franz,
Stosch Rainer,
Kaiser Ute,
Turchanin Andrey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201370195
Subject(s) - graphene , materials science , monolayer , scanning tunneling microscope , annealing (glass) , crystallinity , nanotechnology , self assembled monolayer , scanning electron microscope , self assembly , graphene nanoribbons , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , composite material , engineering
The conversion of a biphenylthiol self‐assembled monolayer (BPT SAM) on copper into graphene via electron irradiation and annealing is described by Andrey Turchanin and co‐workers on page 4146 . This 2D solid‐state reaction can be tuned by temperature, allowing the crystallinity of the graphene layers to be adjusted. It is feasible to create graphene structures of any 3D shape as molecular self‐assembly can be conducted on nonplanar suraces. Scanning tunneling microscopy of the PT SAM on Cu(111) is described.