Published date: Oct 08 2018

Journal Title: KnE Engineering

Issue title: Breakthrough directions of scientific research at MEPhI: Development prospects within the Strategic Academic Units

Pages: 375–379

DOI: 10.18502/keg.v3i6.3017

I A Sorokiniasorokin@mail.ru

The results of experiments on the deposition of structured graphite layers in a glow discharge with a hollow cathode on Ni(111) substrate, which is a promising matrix for hetero-epitaxial synthesis of structurally homogeneous graphene, are described. The technique shows good repeatability. The resulting layers of nano-crystalline graphite have good homogeneity, high field emission, a lot of ‘needles’ of vertically growing graphene on its surfaces.

Keywords: graphene, hollow cathode, glow discharge, nc-graphite

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