Chemistry and physics of a single atomic layer: strategies and challenges for functionalization of graphene and graphene-based materials

L Yan, YB Zheng, F Zhao, S Li, X Gao, B Xu… - Chemical Society …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene has attracted great interest for its superior physical, chemical, mechanical, and
electrical properties that enable a wide range of applications from electronics to …

Clusters, surfaces, and catalysis

GA Somorjai, AM Contreras… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
The surface science of heterogeneous metal catalysis uses model systems ranging from
single crystals to monodispersed nanoparticles in the 1–10 nm range. Molecular studies …

Growth of graphene on Ir (111)

J Coraux, AT N'Diaye, M Engler, C Busse… - New Journal of …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbons on transition metals attracts a renewed interest as
a route toward high-quality graphene prepared in a reproducible manner. Here we employ …

Ethylene hydrogenation on Pt (111) monitored in situ at high pressures using sum frequency generation

PS Cremer, X Su, YR Shen… - Journal of the American …, 1996 - ACS Publications
Infrared− visible sum frequency generation (SFG) has been used to monitor the surface
vibrational spectrum in situ during ethylene hydrogenation on Pt (111). Measurements were …

[BOOK][B] Scanning tunneling microscopy I: general principles and applications to clean and adsorbate-covered surfaces

HJ Güntherodt, R Wiesendanger - 1992 - Springer
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy I provides a unique introduction to a novel and fascinating
technique that produces beautiful images of nature on an atomic scale. It is the first of three …

An organometallic guide to the chemistry of hydrocarbon moieties on transition metal surfaces

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 1995 - ACS Publications
In this review what is known about the chemistry of hydrocarbon molecules on transition
metal sur-faces will be surveyed. A battery of new surface science techniques has been …

Reconstruction of TiO2 (110) surface: STM study with atomic-scale resolution

H Onishi, Y Iwasawa - Surface science, 1994 - Elsevier
We succeeded in STM imaging of TiO2 (110) with atomic-scale resolution. Sputtering and
subsequent annealing under UHV at 600–900 K resulted in the (110)−(1× 1) terraces …

Mimicking aspects of heterogeneous catalysis: generating, isolating, and reacting proposed surface intermediates on single crystals in vacuum

BE Bent - Chemical reviews, 1996 - ACS Publications
One of the more controversial issues in surface science concerns the relevance of studies
on singlecrystal surfaces under vacuum conditions for processes such as heterogeneous …

Electronic states of the pristine and alkali-metal-intercalated monolayer graphite/Ni (111) systems

A Nagashima, N Tejima, C Oshima - Physical Review B, 1994 - APS
The electronic states of the pristine and alkali-metal-intercalated monolayer graphite (MG)/Ni
(111) systems are investigated by using angle-resolved ultraviolet photoelectron …

Graphene growth on Ni (111) by transformation of a surface carbide

J Lahiri, T Miller, L Adamska, II Oleynik, M Batzill - Nano letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
A novel growth mechanism of graphene on Ni (111) has been discovered that occurs at
temperatures below 460° C. At these conditions, a surface-confined nickel− carbide phase …