Adsorbate-induced curvature and stiffening of graphene

The adsorption of the alkane tetratetracontane (TTC, C44H90) on graphene induces the formation of a curved surface stabilized by a gain in adsorption energy. This effect arises from a curvature-dependent variation of a moiré pattern due to the mismatch of the carbon−carbon separation in the adsorbed...

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Main Authors: Svatek, Simon A., Scott, Oliver R., Rivett, Jasmine P.H., Wright, Katherine, Baldoni, Matteo, Bichoutskaia, Elena, Taniguchi, Takashi, Watanabe, Kenji, Marsden, Alexander J., Wilson, Neil R., Beton, Peter H.
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Published: American Chemical Society 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31724/