scholarly journals Plasticized Polystyrene by Addition of -Diene Based Molecules for Defect-Less CVD Graphene Transfer

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1839
Author(s):  
Tuqeer Nasir ◽  
Bum Jun Kim ◽  
Muhammad Hassnain ◽  
Sang Hoon Lee ◽  
Byung Joo Jeong ◽  
...  

Chemical vapor deposition of graphene on transition metals is the most favored method to get large scale homogenous graphene films to date. However, this method involves a very critical step of transferring as grown graphene to desired substrates. A sacrificial polymer film is used to provide mechanical and structural support to graphene, as it is detached from underlying metal substrate, but, the residue and cracks of the polymer film after the transfer process affects the properties of the graphene. Herein, a simple mixture of polystyrene and low weight plasticizing molecules is reported as a suitable candidate to be used as polymer support layer for transfer of graphene synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). This combination primarily improves the flexibility of the polystyrene to prevent cracking during the transfer process. In addition, the polymer removal solvent can easily penetrate between the softener molecules, so that the polymer film can be easily dissolved after transfer of graphene, thereby leaving no residue. This facile method can be used freely for the large-scale transfer of 2D materials.

2020 ◽  
Vol 709 ◽  
pp. 138225
Author(s):  
Derya Ataç ◽  
Johnny G.M. Sanderink ◽  
Sachin Kinge ◽  
Dirk J. Gravesteijn ◽  
Alexey Y. Kovalgin ◽  
...  

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (35) ◽  
pp. 19846-19851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongyun Sun ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Zhaoping Liu

Graphene films grown by the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method have attracted intensive attention due to their native advantages of both high quality and large quantity for commercial applications.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (13) ◽  
pp. 1970087
Author(s):  
Ji‐Yun Moon ◽  
Seung‐Il Kim ◽  
Seok‐Kyun Son ◽  
Seog‐Gyun Kang ◽  
Jae‐Young Lim ◽  
...  

MRS Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (55) ◽  
pp. 3667-3672 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Convertino ◽  
A. Rossi ◽  
V. Miseikis ◽  
V. Piazza ◽  
C. Coletti

ABSTRACTThis work presents a comparison of the structural, chemical and electronic properties of multi-layer graphene grown on SiC(000-1) by using two different growth approaches: thermal decomposition and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The topography of the samples was investigated by using atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was performed to examine the sample on a large scale. Raman spectroscopy was used to assess the crystallinity and electronic behavior of the multi-layer graphene and to estimate its thickness in a non-invasive way. While the crystallinity of the samples obtained with the two different approaches is comparable, our results indicate that the CVD method allows for a better thickness control of the grown graphene.


2010 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Myung Gwan Hahm ◽  
Young-Kyun Kwon ◽  
Ahmed Busnaina ◽  
Yung Joon Jung

Due to their unique one-dimensional nanostructure along with excellent mechanical, electrical, and optical properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) become a promising material for diverse nanotechnology applications. However, large-scale and structure controlled synthesis of CNTs still have many difficulties due to the lack of understanding of the fundamental growth mechanism of CNTs, as well as the difficulty of controlling atomic-scale physical and chemical reactions during the nanotube growth process. Especially, controlling the number of graphene wall, diameter, and chirality of CNTs are the most important issues that need to be solved to harness the full potential of CNTs. Here we report the large-scale selective synthesis of vertically aligned single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and double walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) by controlling the size of catalyst nanoparticles in the highly effective oxygen assisted thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. We also demonstrate a simple but powerful strategy for synthesizing ultrahigh density and diameter selected vertically aligned SWNTs through the precise control of carbon flow during a thermal CVD process.


ACS Nano ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Young Kim ◽  
Jongho Lee ◽  
Wi Hyoung Lee ◽  
Iskandar N. Kholmanov ◽  
Ji Won Suk ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
Raed Abdalrheem ◽  
Fong Kwong Yam ◽  
Abdul Razak Ibrahim ◽  
Khi Poay Beh ◽  
Hwee San Lim ◽  
...  

Studying an influence of several parameters on Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) used for graphene synthesis is crucial to optimizing the graphene quality to be Compatible with advanced devices. The effect of different hydrogen (H2) flow-rates (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 sccm) during the pre-annealing process on CVD grown graphene have been reported. This study revealed that hydrogen flow rates during annealing changed the surface roughness/smoothness of the copper substrates. For high hydrogen flow rates, the smoothing effect was increased. Furthermore, the annealed graphene samples emerged a deferent number of layers because of morphological surface changes. According to Raman D- to G-band intensity ratios (ID/IG), the graphene quality was influenced by the annealing hydrogen flowrate. The visible light transmittance values of the grown graphene samples confirmed a few number of layers (mono to seven-layer). Mostly, the samples which annealed under moderate hydrogen flow rates showed less defects intensities and higher crystallite sizes.


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