scholarly journals Low-temperature chemical vapor deposition growth of graphene films enabled by ultrathin alloy catalysts

Author(s):  
Samuel Olson ◽  
Otto Zietz ◽  
Joshua Tracy ◽  
Yanlong Li ◽  
Chenggang Tao ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larionette P. L. Mawlong ◽  
Ravi K. Biroju ◽  
P. K. Giri

We report on the growth of an ordered array of MoS2 nanodots (lateral sizes in the range of ∼100–250 nm) by a thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method directly onto SiO2 substrates at a relatively low substrate temperature (510–560°C). The temperature-dependent growth and evolution of MoS2 nanodots and the local environment of sulfur-induced structural defects and impurities were systematically investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. At the substrate temperature of 560°C, we observed mostly few-layer MoS2, and at 510°C, multilayer MoS2 growth, as confirmed from the Raman line shape analysis. With reduced substrate temperature, the density of MoS2 nanodots decreases, and layer thickness increases. Raman studies show characteristic Raman modes of the crystalline MoS2 layer, along with two new Raman modes centered at ∼346 and ∼361 cm−1, which are associated with MoO2 and MoO3 phases, respectively. Room temperature photoluminescence (PL) studies revealed strong visible PL from MoS2 layers, which is strongly blue-shifted from the bulk MoS2 flakes. The strong visible emission centered at ∼ 658 nm signifies a free excitonic transition in the direct gap of single-layer MoS2. Position-dependent PL profiles show excellent uniformity of the MoS2 layers for samples grown at 540 and 560°C. These results are significant for the low-temperature CVD growth of a few-layer MoS2 dots with direct bandgap photoluminescence on a flexible substrate.


2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jisu Jang ◽  
Myungwoo Son ◽  
Sunki Chung ◽  
Kihyeun Kim ◽  
Chunhum Cho ◽  
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ACS Nano ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 2471-2476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Wi Hyoung Lee ◽  
Richard Piner ◽  
Iskandar Kholmanov ◽  
Yaping Wu ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 7698-7704
Author(s):  
K. Kavitha ◽  
Akanksha R. Urade ◽  
Gurjinder Kaur ◽  
Indranil Lahiri

A two-step, low-temperature thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, which uses camphor for synthesizing continuous graphene layer on Cu substrate is reported. The growth process was performed at lower temperature (800 °C) using camphor as the source of carbon. A threezone CVD system was used for controlled heating of precursor, in order to obtain uniform graphene layer. As-grown samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show the presence of 4–5 layers of graphene. As-grown graphene transferred onto a glass substrate through a polymer-free wet-etching process, demonstrated transmittance ~91% in visible spectra. This process of synthesizing large area, 4–5 layer graphene at reduced temperature represents an energy-efficient method of producing graphene for possible applications in opto-electronic industry.


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