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Sub-surface nucleation of graphene precursors near a Ni(111) step-edge
Hai-Bei Li1, Alister J Page, Ying Wang
1Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8103, Japan.
Abstract:
Graphene nucleation on Ni(111) has been modeled using QM/MD simulations. We demonstrate that graphene precursor nucleation can occur underneath the catalyst surface. In addition, a Ni(111) step-edge is not a static structure, as is often assumed; it is instead highly malleable, being deformed and subsequently healed during graphene nucleation.
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