Heteroatom quantum corrals and nanoplasmonics in graphene (HeQuCoG)
Heteroatom quantum corrals and nanoplasmonics in graphene (HeQuCoG)
2015–2019
The objective of the “Heteroatom quantum corrals and nanoplasmonics in graphene” (HeQuCoG) project is to create atomically precise structures made of silicon and phosphorus atoms embedded in the lattice of graphene. This will be achieved by combining proven modeling techniques with sample fabrication via carefully controlled ion implantation, and subsequent manipulation in an atomic resolution scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). The structures will be computationally designed for interesting nanoplasmonic enhancement and quantum confinement properties, and characterized by electron energy loss spectroscopy mapping in the STEM. The expected outcome is a systematic demonstration of truly atomic-level material design and the creation of freestanding “quantum corral” structures for the first time.The controlled manipulation of matter on truly the atomic scale has been a long-standing dream of nanotechnology. Pioneering directions towards have already been explored, chiefly with the help of scanning tunneling microscopy. However, compared to the manipulation of surface atoms, graphene heteroatoms have the advantage of being stable at room temperature and even if the sample is taken out of the instrument. Furthermore, the coupling of light to nanostructures via plasmon resonances is an intensively pursued and promising research field, which is awaiting breakthroughs in material design before the field can live up to its expected potential.
Funder: Austrian Science Fund
Project identifier: 28322
Principal investigator: T. Susi
Project publications
2022
Susi, T. (2022). Identifying and manipulating single atoms with scanning transmission electron microscopy. Chemical Communications, 58(88), 12274-12285. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC04807H
Niggas, A., Schwestka, J., Balzer, K., Weichselbaum, D., Schlünzen, N., Heller, R., Creutzburg, S., Inani, H., Tripathi, M., Speckmann, C., McEvoy, N., Susi, T., Kotakoski, J., Gan, Z., George, A., Turchanin, A., Bonitz, M., Aumayr, F., & Wilhelm, R. A. (2022). Ion-Induced Surface Charge Dynamics in Freestanding Monolayers of Graphene and MoS2 Probed by the Emission of Electrons. Physical Review Letters, 129(8), Article 086802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.086802
Chirita, A., Markevich, A., Tripathi, M., Pike, N. A., Verstraete, M. J., Kotakoski, J., & Susi, T. (2022). Three-dimensional ab initio description of vibration-assisted electron knock-on displacements in graphene. Physical Review B, 105(23), Article 235419. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.235419
2020
Rajala, T., Kronberg, R., Backhouse, R., Buan, M. E. M., Tripathi, M., Zitolo, A., Jiang, H., Laasonen, K., Susi, T., Jaouen, F., & Kallio, T. (2020). A platinum nanowire electrocatalyst on single-walled carbon nanotubes to drive hydrogen evolution. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 265, Article 118582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118582
2019
Mustonen, K., Markevich, A., Tripathi, M., Inani, H., Ding, E. X., Hussain, A., Mangler, C., Kauppinen, E. I., Kotakoski, J., & Susi, T. (2019). Electron-Beam Manipulation of Silicon Impurities in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Advanced Functional Materials, 29(52), Article 1901327. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201901327
Hofer, C., Skákalová, V., Görlich, T., Tripathi, M., Mittelberger, A., Mangler, C., Monazam, M. R. A., Susi, T., Kotakoski, J., & Meyer, J. C. (2019). Direct imaging of light-element impurities in graphene reveals triple-coordinated oxygen. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article 4570. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12537-3
Liao, Y., Mustonen, K., Tulić, S., Skákalová, V., Khan, S. A., Laiho, P., Zhang, Q., Li, C., Monazam, M. R. A., Kotakoski, J., Lipsanen, H., & Kauppinen, E. I. (2019). Enhanced Tunneling in a Hybrid of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene. ACS Nano, 13(10), 11522-11529. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b05049
Leuthner, G. T., Hummel, S., Mangler, C., Pennycook, T. J., Susi, T., Meyer, J. C., & Kotakoski, J. (2019). Scanning transmission electron microscopy under controlled low-pressure atmospheres. Ultramicroscopy, 203, 76-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2019.02.002
Susi, T., Meyer, J. C., & Kotakoski, J. (2019). Quantifying transmission electron microscopy irradiation effects using two-dimensional materials. Nature Reviews Physics, 1(6), 397-405. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-019-0058-y
Inani, H., Mustonen, K., Markevich, A., Ding, E.-X., Tripathi, M., Hussain, A., Mangler, C., Kauppinen, E. I., Susi, T., & Kotakoski, J. (2019). Silicon Substitution in Nanotubes and Graphene via Intermittent Vacancies. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(20), 13136-13140. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b01894
Su, C., Tripathi, M., Yan, Q. B., Wang, Z., Zhang, Z., Hofer, C., Wang, H., Basile, L., Su, G., Dong, M., Meyer, J. C., Kotakoski, J., Kong, J., Idrobo, J. C., Susi, T., & Li, J. (2019). Engineering single-atom dynamics with electron irradiation. Science Advances, 5(5), Article 2252. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav2252
Brand, C., Debiossac, M., Susi, T., Aguillon, F., Kotakoski, J., Roncin, P., & Arndt, M. (2019). Coherent diffraction of hydrogen through the 246 pm lattice of graphene. New Journal of Physics, 21(3), Article 033004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab05ed
Kozubek, R., Tripathi, M., Ghorbani-Asl, M., Kretschmer, S., Madauß, L., Pollmann, E., O'Brien, M., McEvoy, N., Ludacka, U., Susi, T., Duesberg, G. S., Wilhelm, R. A., Krasheninnikov, A. V., Kotakoski, J., & Schleberger, M. (2019). Perforating Freestanding Molybdenum Disulfide Monolayers with Highly Charged Ions. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 10(5), 904-910. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03666
Hofer, C., Skakalova, V., Monazam, M. R. A., Mangler, C., Kotakoski, J., Susi, T., & Meyer, J. C. (2019). Direct visualization of the 3D structure of silicon impurities in graphene. Applied Physics Letters, 114(5), Article 053102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5063449
Susi, T., Madsen, J., Ludacka, U., Mortensen, J. J., Pennycook, T. J., Lee, Z., Kotakoski, J., Kaiser, U., & Meyer, J. C. (2019). Efficient first principles simulation of electron scattering factors for transmission electron microscopy. Ultramicroscopy, 197, 16-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2018.11.002
2018
Tuček, J., Holá, K., Zoppellaro, G., Bloński, P., Langer, R., Medved, M., Susi, T., Otyepka, M., & Zbořil, R. (2018). Zigzag sp2 Carbon Chains Passing through an sp3 Framework: A Driving Force toward Room-Temperature Ferromagnetic Graphene. ACS Nano, 12(12), 12847–12859. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b08052
Mustonen, K., Hussain, A., Hofer, C., Reza Ahmadpour Monazam, M., Mirzayev, R., Elibol, K., Laiho, P., Mangler, C., Jiang, H., Susi, T., Kauppinen, E. I., Kotakoski, J., & Meyer, J. C. (2018). Atomic-Scale Deformations at the Interface of a Mixed-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructure. ACS Nano, 12(8), 8512–8519. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b04050
Tripathi, M., Mittelberger, A., Pike, N., Mangler, C., Meyer, J. C., Verstraete, M., Kotakoski, J., & Susi, T. (2018). Electron-Beam Manipulation of Silicon Dopants in Graphene. Nano Letters, 18(8), 5319–5323. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02406
Susi, T., Scardamaglia, M., Mustonen, K., Tripathi, M., Mittelberger, A., Al-Hada, M., Amati, M., Sezen, H., Zeller, P., Larsen, A. H., Mangler, C., Meyer, J. C., Gregoratti, L., Bittencourt, C., & Kotakoski, J. (2018). Intrinsic core level photoemission of suspended monolayer graphene. Physical Review Materials, 2(7), Article 074005. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.074005
Tripathi, M., Markevich, A., Böttger, R., Facsko, S., Besley, E., Kotakoski, J., & Susi, T. (2018). Implanting Germanium into Graphene. ACS Nano, 12(5), 4641-4647. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b01191