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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 76, Issue 24, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.245406
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We report on the interface between graphene and 4H-SiC(0001) as investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and low energy electron diffraction (LEED). It is characterized by the so-called (6 root 3 X 6 root 3) R30 degrees reconstruction, whose structural properties are still controversially discussed but at the same time are crucial for the controlled growth of homogeneous high-quality large-terrace graphene surfaces. We discuss the role of three observed phases with periodicities (6 root 3 X 6 root 3)R30 degrees, (6 X 6), and (5 X 5). Their LEED intensity levels and spectra strongly depend on the surface preparation procedure applied. The graphitization process imprints distinct features in the STM images as well as in the LEED spectra. The latter have the potential for an easy and practicable determination of the number of graphene layers by means of LEED.
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