Scanning tunneling microscope and photoemission spectroscopy investigations of bismuth on epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001)

Han Huang*, Swee Liang Wong, Yuzhan Wang, Jia Tao Sun, Xingyu Gao, Andrew Thye Shen Wee

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Abstract

The initial growth of bismuth (Bi) on epitaxial graphene (EG) on SiC(0001) at low deposition rates has been investigated using low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (LT-STM) and synchrotron-based photoemission spectroscopy (PES). PES measurements reveal an islanding growth mode of Bi on EG due to weak interfacial interactions. LT-STM measurements show that Bi forms one-dimensional (1D) 4-monolayer-thick nanoribbons on EG with the orientation relationship of Bi(011¯2) ∥ EG(0001) and Bi〈112¯0〉 aligned well with EG〈112¯0〉. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) results reveal the semiconducting nature of such Bi nanoribbons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24995-24999
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume118
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes

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