Ultraclean Patterned Transfer of Single-Layer Graphene by Recyclable Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Films

We report an ultraclean, cost-effective, and easily scalable method of transferring and patterning large-area graphene using pressure sensitive adhesive films (PSAFs) at room temperature. This simple transfer is enabled by the difference in wettability and adhesion energy of graphene with respect to...

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Published in:Nano letters 2015-05, Vol.15 (5), p.3236-3240
Main Authors: Kim, Sang Jin, Choi, Teajun, Lee, Bora, Lee, Sunwoo, Choi, Kyoungjun, Park, Jong Bo, Yoo, Je Min, Choi, Yong Seok, Ryu, Jaechul, Kim, Philip, Hone, James, Hong, Byung Hee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesion
Electrical resistivity
Graphene
Patterning
Polymethyl methacrylates
Pressure sensitive adhesives
Recycled
Variability
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Summary:We report an ultraclean, cost-effective, and easily scalable method of transferring and patterning large-area graphene using pressure sensitive adhesive films (PSAFs) at room temperature. This simple transfer is enabled by the difference in wettability and adhesion energy of graphene with respect to PSAF and a target substrate. The PSAF-transferred graphene is found to be free from residues and shows excellent charge carrier mobility as high as ∼17 700 cm2/V·s with less doping compared to the graphene transferred by thermal release tape (TRT) or poly­(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as well as good uniformity over large areas. In addition, the sheet resistance of graphene transferred by recycled PSAF does not change considerably up to 4 times, which would be advantageous for more cost-effective and environmentally friendly production of large-area graphene films for practical applications.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00440