Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2010-03-03
J. Appl. Phys. 107, 123531 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
25 pages, 9 figures, submitted for review on March 3, 2010
Scientific paper
Graphene monolayers supported on oxide substrates have been demonstrated with superior charge mobility and thermal transport for potential device applications. Morphological corrugation can strongly influence the transport properties of the supported graphene. In this paper, we theoretically analyze the morphological stability of a graphene monolayer on an oxide substrate, subject to van der Waals interactions and in-plane mismatch strains. First, we define the equilibrium separation and the interfacial adhesion energy as the two key parameters that characterize the van der Waals interaction between a flat monolayer and a flat substrate surface. By a perturbation analysis, a critical compressive mismatch strain is predicted, beyond which the graphene monolayer undergoes strain-induced instability, forming corrugations with increasing amplitude and decreasing wavelength on a perfectly flat surface. When the substrate surface is not perfectly flat, the morphology of graphene depends on both the amplitude and the wavelength of the surface corrugation. A transition from conformal (corrugated) to non-conformal (flat) morphology is predicted. The effects of substrate surface corrugation on the equilibrium mean thickness of the supported graphene and the interfacial adhesion energy are analyzed. Furthermore, by considering both the substrate surface corrugation and the mismatch strain, it is found that, while a tensile mismatch strain reduces the corrugation amplitude of graphene, a corrugated substrate surface promotes strain-induced instability under a compressive strain. These theoretical results suggest possible means to control the morphology of graphene monolayer on oxide substrates by surface patterning and strain engineering.
Aitken Zachary H.
Huang Rui
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