Abstract The prosperity of graphene in the past decade has provided us with both a versatile platform for scientific studies and a multitude of solutions for technological applications. Interfacing graphene with bulk metals is fundamental for a wide range of interesting multi-dimensional systems ranging from incorporating graphene into fully dense metal matrices, and graphene epitaxy on metal substrates to the deposition of metal overlayers on graphene. The microstructure, interaction and properties of metal-graphene interfaces (MGIs), which substantially govern the epitaxial growth mode, mass exchange and overall properties, are central topics for all these metal-graphene systems. This review covers MGIs produced by both bottom-up and top-down approaches, which correspond to epitaxial and bulk metal-graphene systems, respectively. Importantly, we attempt to link and build a bridge among these systems, with highlight on the shared roles and critical functions of MGIs. We describe the structure, physicochemcial properties, fabrication and optimum design of MGIs, and we examine the roles of their properties and pertinent phenomena in governing the overall performance in a vast array of specific applications. We conclude by making a prospect on MGIs and underscoring the concept of interface nanoengineering for a broad spectrum of metal/low-dimensional material hybrid systems.

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外延和体系统中的金属-石墨烯界面：综述

摘要 石墨烯在过去十年的繁荣为我们提供了一个多功能的科学研究平台和众多的技术应用解决方案。石墨烯与块状金属的接口是广泛有趣的多维系统的基础，从将石墨烯结合到完全致密的金属基质中，以及在金属基底上的石墨烯外延到在石墨烯上沉积金属覆盖层。金属-石墨烯界面 (MGI) 的微观结构、相互作用和性能在很大程度上决定了外延生长模式、质量交换和整体性能，是所有这些金属-石墨烯系统的核心主题。这篇综述涵盖了由自下而上和自上而下的方法产生的 MGI，它们分别对应于外延和块状金属-石墨烯系统。重要的，我们试图在这些系统之间建立联系和桥梁，突出 MGI 的共同角色和关键功能。我们描述了 MGI 的结构、物理化学特性、制造和优化设计，并研究了它们的特性和相关现象在控制大量特定应用中的整体性能方面的作用。最后，我们对 MGI 进行了展望，并强调了广泛的金属/低维材料混合系统的界面纳米工程概念。我们研究了它们的特性和相关现象在控制大量特定应用中的整体性能方面的作用。最后，我们对 MGI 进行了展望，并强调了广泛的金属/低维材料混合系统的界面纳米工程概念。我们研究了它们的特性和相关现象在控制大量特定应用中的整体性能方面的作用。最后，我们对 MGI 进行了展望，并强调了广泛的金属/低维材料混合系统的界面纳米工程概念。