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arxiv: 0706.2134 · v1 · submitted 2007-06-14 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Rotational stacking and its electronic effects on graphene films grown on 4H-SiC(000bar{1})

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We examine the stacking order of multilayer graphene grown on the SiC$(000\bar{1})$ surface using low-energy electron diffraction and surface X-ray diffraction. We show that the films contain a high density of rotational stacking faults caused by three types of rotated graphene: sheets rotated $30^\circ$ and $\pm 2.20^\circ$ relative to the SiC substrate. These angles are unique because they correspond to commensurate phases of layered graphene, both with itself and with the SiC substrate. {\it Ab intio} calculations show that these rotational phases electronically decouple adjacent graphene layers. The band structure from graphene at fault boundaries displays linear energy dispersion at the $K$-point (Dirac cones), nearly identical to that of a single graphene sheet.

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