Uniform single-layer graphene growth on recyclable tungsten foils

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• 作者：Zhiyu Zou (1)
  Xiuju Song (1)
  Ke Chen (1) (2)
  Qingqing Ji (1)
  Yanfeng Zhang (1) (3)
  Zhongfan Liu (1)
  
  1. Center for Nanochemistry ; Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences ; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry for Unstable and Stable Species ; College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering ; Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies ; Peking University ; Beijing ; 100871 ; China
  2. Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education ; Henan University ; Kaifeng ; 475004 ; China
  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering ; College of Engineering ; Peking University ; Beijing ; 100871 ; China
  
• 关键词：graphene ; chemical vapor deposition ; single layer ; tungsten ; carbide ; recyclable substrate
• 刊名：Nano Research
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：February 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：8
• 期：2
• 页码：592-599
• 全文大小：2,582 KB
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• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Chinese Library of Science
  Chemistry
  Nanotechnology
  
• 出版者：Tsinghua University Press, co-published with Springer-Verlag GmbH
• ISSN：1998-0000

文摘

To meet the rising demand of graphene in electronics and optoelectronics, developing an efficient synthesis strategy for effective control of the layer thickness is highly necessary. Herein, we report the synthesis of strictly single-layer graphene on the foil of an early transition metal, tungsten (W), via a simple chemical vapor deposition route. The cracking of hydrocarbons is facilitated by the catalytically active metal surface of W, while the subsequent two-dimensional growth is mediated by the carbide-forming ability within the underlying bulk, leading to the formation of uniform monolayer graphene. The as-grown graphene layers can be transferred onto target substrates rapidly through the recently developed electrochemical method, which also allows for reuse of the substrates at least five times without introducing quality deterioration. Moreover, considering the refractory nature of W foils, a complementary component of nickel is added, by means of which the growth temperature of graphene can be significantly reduced. In brief, a highly-efficient and low-cost synthesis route has been developed for the growth of graphene towards large-area uniformity, single-layer thickness and high crystalline quality.