# Orientation Sensitive Nonlinear Growth of Graphene: A Geometry-determined Epitaxial Growth Mechanism

Source: [Orientation Sensitive Nonlinear Growth of Graphene: A Geometry-determined Epitaxial Growth Mechanism](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa2ca01e209131ce851e56>)

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Authors: Huijun Jiang, Ping Wu, Zhonghuai Hou, Zhenyu Li, Jinlong Yang

Published: 2013-08-08T09:38:35.000Z

## Abstract

Although the corresponding carbon-metal interactions can be very different, a similar nonlinear growth behavior of graphene has been observed for different metal substrates. To understand this interesting experimental observation, a multiscale $\\lq\\lq$standing-on-the-front" kinetic Monte Carlo study is performed. An extraordinary robust geometry effect is identified, which solely determines the growth kinetics and makes the details of carbon-metal interaction not relevant at all. Based on such a geometry-determined mechanism, epitaxial growth behavior of graphene can be easily predicted in many cases. As an example, an orientation-sensitive growth kinetics of graphene on Ir(111) surface has been studied. Our results demonstrate that lattice mismatch pattern at the atomic level plays an important role for macroscopic epitaxial growth.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/1308.1800>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/1308.1800.pdf>)