Abstract
We report preparation of large area quasi-one-dimensional (1D) monolayer graphene superlattices on a prototypical high-index surface Cu(410)-O and characterization by Raman spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, low-energy electron diffraction, scanning tunneling microscopy, and scanning tunneling spectroscopy. The periodically stepped substrate gives a 1D modulation to graphene, forming a superlattice of the same superperiodicity. Consequently, the moiré pattern is also quasi-1D, with a different periodicity. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements revealed new Dirac points formed at the superlattice Brillouin zone boundary as predicted by theories.
- Received 8 December 2013
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.89.085416
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