Scanning probe microscopy and spectroscopy of graphene on metals (Phys. Status Solidi B 3/2015)

• Published in: Physica Status Solidi. B: Basic Solid State Physics Vol. 252; no. 3; pp. np - n/a
• Main Authors: Dedkov, Yuriy, Voloshina, Elena, Fonin, Mikhail
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Dispersions; Fermi level; Graphene; Graphical user interface; Nanostructure; Nanotechnology; Scanning probe microscopy; Spectroscopy; Transport properties
• ISSN: 0370-1972; 1521-3951
• DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201570315

Graphene‐metal interfaces have been the subject of surface science since the beginning of 1960s when the studies of the catalytic properties of the metallic surfaces with low‐energy electron diffraction methods were started. After discovery of the unique transport properties of graphene defined by its electronic structure, i.e. the linear dispersion of the electronic states E(k) in the vicinity of the Fermi level, many applications of graphene were proposed and recently realised. These findings renew the interest in graphene on metals as it was realised that synthesis of graphene on metals with its further transfer on insulating or polymer support is the most perspective way to move this technology from lab to industry. Recent applications of scanning probe microscopy and spectroscopy methods to graphene‐ metal systems, from complete layers to nanostructures, shed light on the mechanism of interaction at the interface between graphene and metal that defines the electronic properties of the system and its transport properties (see the Feature Article by Dedkov et al. on pp. 451–468). Besides, fascinating quantum phenomena inherent in graphene nano‐objects open a door for the application of graphene in future nanotechnology.