Monolayer h-BN on lattice-mismatched metal surfaces: On the formation of the nanomesh

Summary, in English

Electronic and atomic structure of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) on lattice-mismatched transition metal surfaces has been studied systematically by X-ray absorption and photoelectron spectroscopy and diffraction. The strength of interfacial chemical interaction between h-BN and the substrates is rising in the row Pt(111)-Ir(111)-Rh(111)-Ru(0001). This rise directly correlates with a growing corrugation of the h-BN monolayer. In particular, the h-BN nanomesh has larger pores on Ru(0001) than on the less reactive Rh(111) substrate. Our experiments provide strong evidence for the single-layer model of the nanomesh structure. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

• Författare: Alexei Preobrajenski; M. A. Nesterov; May Ling Ng; A. S. Vinogradov; Nils Mårtensson
• Avdelning/ar: MAX IV-laboratoriet
• Publiceringsår: 2007
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 119-123
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Chemical Physics Letters
• Volym: 446
• Issue: 1-3
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2007.08.028
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Elsevier
• Ämne: Natural Sciences; Physical Sciences
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 0009-2614