Mechanism for Epitaxial Growth of Germanene on Ag(111) Thin Film Using a Segregation Method (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Mechanism for Epitaxial Growth of Germanene on Ag(111) Thin Film Using a Segregation Method

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After cooling, germanium atoms float out of solution with the silver film: atoms that float upwards first settle near the corners of the hexagons of silver atoms on the surface. Then when enough germanium atoms are present on the surface, they form a sheet of germanene.

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Junji Yuhara

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