Covalent pathways in engineering h-BN supported graphene

2015/03/07 by Ouyang, Bin, Song, Jun
#FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1503.02219

Abstract

Cross-planar di-vacancies (CPDVs) within stacked graphene hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) heterostructures provide stabilized covalent links to bridge adjacent graphene and h-BN sheets. It was shown that the CPDVs serve as focal points for cross-planar atom transport between graphene and h-BN, and the chemical nature of interlayer links along with associated cross-planar migration pathways at these defects can be predictively manipulated through modulation of the chemical environment and charge engineering, to achieve consistent B or N doping and simultaneous healing of graphene. The present study proposed a viable approach integrating irradiation, chemical and charge engineering, to produce high-quality graphene with tunable electronic and electrochemical properties, using the h-BN substrate.

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