Graphitic carbon grown on fluorides by molecular beam epitaxy
We study the growth mechanism of carbon molecules supplied by molecular beam epitaxy on fluoride substrates (MgF 2 , CaF 2 , and BaF 2 ). All the carbon layers form graphitic carbon with different crystallinities depending on the cation. Especially, the growth on MgF 2 results in the formation of na...
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Published in | Nanoscale research letters Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 11 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Springer New York
03.01.2013
Springer Nature B.V BioMed Central Ltd Springer |
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Summary: | We study the growth mechanism of carbon molecules supplied by molecular beam epitaxy on fluoride substrates (MgF
2
, CaF
2
, and BaF
2
). All the carbon layers form graphitic carbon with different crystallinities depending on the cation. Especially, the growth on MgF
2
results in the formation of nanocrystalline graphite (NCG). Such dependence on the cation is a new observation and calls for further systematic studies with other series of substrates. At the same growth temperature, the NCG on MgF
2
has larger clusters than those on oxides. This is contrary to the general expectation because the bond strength of the carbon-fluorine bond is larger than that of the carbon-oxygen bond. Our results show that the growth of graphitic carbon does not simply depend on the chemical bonding between the carbon and the anion in the substrate. |
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ISSN: | 1931-7573 1556-276X 1556-276X |
DOI: | 10.1186/1556-276X-8-11 |