STEM plasmon spectroscopy of free standing graphene

U. Bangert, T. Eberlein, R. R. Nair, R. Jones, M. Gass, A. L. Bleloch, K. S. Novoselov, A. Geim, P. R. Briddon

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Abstract

Plasmon spectroscopy of the thinnest possible membrane, a single layer of carbon atoms, graphene, has been carried out in conjunction with ab initio calculations of the low loss function. We observe π- and π + σ-surface plasmon modes in free-standing single sheets at 4.7 eV and 14.8 eV which are substantially red-shifted from their values in graphite. These modes are in very good agreement with the theoretical spectra which find the π- and π + π in-plane modes of graphene at 4.5 eV and 14.5 eV. We also find that there is little loss caused by out-of-plane modes for energies less than about 10 eV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2265-2269
Number of pages5
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
Volume205
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sep 2008
Externally publishedYes

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