Title |
Transfer free graphene growth on SiO2 substrate at 250 °C
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Published in |
Scientific Reports, March 2017
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DOI | 10.1038/srep43756 |
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Authors |
Riteshkumar Vishwakarma, Mohamad Saufi Rosmi, Kazunari Takahashi, Yuji Wakamatsu, Yazid Yaakob, Mona Ibrahim Araby, Golap Kalita, Masashi Kitazawa, Masaki Tanemura |
Abstract |
Low-temperature growth, as well as the transfer free growth on substrates, is the major concern of graphene research for its practical applications. Here we propose a simple method to achieve the transfer free graphene growth on SiO2 covered Si (SiO2/Si) substrate at 250 °C based on a solid-liquid-solid reaction. The key to this approach is the catalyst metal, which is not popular for graphene growth by chemical vapor deposition. A catalyst metal film of 500 nm thick was deposited onto an amorphous C (50 nm thick) coated SiO2/Si substrate. The sample was then annealed at 250 °C under vacuum condition. Raman spectra measured after the removal of the catalyst by chemical etching showed intense G and 2D peaks together with a small D and intense SiO2 related peaks, confirming the transfer free growth of multilayer graphene on SiO2/Si. The domain size of the graphene confirmed by optical microscope and atomic force microscope was about 5 μm in an average. Thus, this approach will open up a new route for transfer free graphene growth at low temperatures. |
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