Substrate-assisted nucleation of ultra-thin dielectric layers on graphene by atomic layer deposition

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Dlubak, B. [1 ]
Kidambi, P. R. [1 ]
Weatherup, R. S. [1 ]
Hofmann, S. [1 ]
Robertson, J. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Engn, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, England
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欧洲研究理事会; 美国国家科学基金会; 英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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10.1063/1.4707376
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report on a large improvement in the wetting of Al2O3 thin films grown by un-seeded atomic layer deposition on monolayer graphene, without creating point defects. This enhanced wetting is achieved by greatly increasing the nucleation density through the use of polar traps induced on the graphene surface by an underlying metallic substrate. The resulting Al2O3/graphene stack is then transferred to SiO2 by standard methods. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4707376]
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