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LEED observation for surface structure of graphene on silicon

Takahashi, Ryota*; Miyamoto, Yu*; Handa, Hiroyuki*; Saito, Eiji*; Imaizumi, Kei*; Fukidome, Hirokazu*; Suemitsu, Maki*; Teraoka, Yuden; Yoshigoe, Akitaka 

We have succeeded to form graphene films from 3C-SiC layer on Si substrate by thermal annealing in vacuum (graphene on silicon technique:GOS). In this study, surface structures were observed by LEED and XPS methods to make clear the GOS formation mechanisms. SiC-1$$times$$1 LEED pattern was observed at 3C-SiC(111) surface on the Si substrate showing periodicity of bulk SiC. After graphene formation treatments of 1523 K thermal annealing for 30 min, graphene 1$$times$$1 pattern was observed showing periodicity of graphene. The graphene (1$$times$$1) spots were tilted by 30 deg comparing to the bulk SiC (1$$times$$1) spots. C1s-XPS observation revealed that a peak corresponding to sp$$^{2}$$ bonding increased with decreasing SiC bulk peak. Consequently, graphene formation from 3C-SiC on Si substrate is same as that on 6H-SiC(0001) substrate.

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