Towards large area single crystalline two dimensional atomic crystals for nanotechnology applications

Thesis

Nanomaterials have attracted great interest due to the unique physical properties and great potential in the applications of nanoscale devices. Two dimensional atomic crystals, which are atomic thickness, especially graphene, have triggered the gold rush recently due to the fascinating high mobility at room temperature for future electronics. The crystal structure of nanomaterials will have great influence on their physical properties. Thus, this thesis is focused on developing the methods...

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Authors: Wu, Y

• Publication date: 2012
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: Single Crystal; CVD; graphene; Mn doped ZnSe; 2D atomic crystals; boron nitride
• Subjects: Materials engineering; Surface chemistry; Inorganic chemistry; Materials processing; Semiconductors; Catalysis; Chemistry & allied sciences; Surface nanoscience; Chemical kinetics; Microscopy and microanalysis; Microscopy; High resolution microscopy; Nanomaterials; Engineering & allied sciences; Electron image analysis; Nanostructures; Image understanding; Advanced materials; Physical & theoretical chemistry; Atomic scale structure and properties; Condensed Matter Physics; Semiconductor devices; Surface analysis; Single crystal semiconductors; Materials Sciences; Chemical crystallography; Processing of advanced materials; Surfaces; Crystallography