A critical review on the contributions of chemical and physical factors toward the nucleation and growth of large-area graphene

Since the first isolation of graphene over a decade ago, research into graphene has exponentially increased due to its excellent electrical, optical, mechanical and chemical properties. Graphene has been shown to enhance the performance of various electronic devices. In addition, graphene can be sim...

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Published in:Journal of materials science 2018-05, Vol.53 (10), p.7095-7111
Main Authors: Ani, M. H., Kamarudin, M. A., Ramlan, A. H., Ismail, E., Sirat, M. S., Mohamed, M. A., Azam, M. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemical properties
Chemical synthesis
Chemical vapor deposition
Chemistry and Materials Science
Classical Mechanics
Crystallography and Scattering Methods
Electronic devices
Graphene
Graphite
Materials Science
Mechanical properties
Nucleation
Optical properties
Organic chemistry
Parameters
Physical factors
Polymer Sciences
Review
Solid Mechanics
Substrates
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Summary:Since the first isolation of graphene over a decade ago, research into graphene has exponentially increased due to its excellent electrical, optical, mechanical and chemical properties. Graphene has been shown to enhance the performance of various electronic devices. In addition, graphene can be simply produced through chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Although the synthesis of graphene has been widely researched, especially for CVD growth method, the lack of understanding on various synthetic parameters still limits the fabrication of large-area and defect-free graphene films. This report critically reviews various parameters affecting the quality of CVD-grown graphene to understand the relationship between these parameters and the choice of metal substrates and to provide a point of reference for future studies of large-area, CVD-grown graphene.
ISSN:0022-2461
1573-4803
DOI:10.1007/s10853-018-1994-0