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. 2016 Oct 19;7:13256. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13256

Figure 7. DFT models and detachment energies.

Figure 7

Models used for the determination of detachment energies for carbon atoms removed from a zigzag graphene edge that is passivated by a substrate step (a), located on the substrate terrace (b) and suspended on a substrate step (c), respectively. The C and H atoms are represented by black and white spheres, respectively. The Pt atoms are coloured in green and blue to highlight the step structure. The carbon atom that is removed is represented by a yellow sphere and the location of the formed vacancy is highlighted by red ellipses.