Origin of New Broad Raman D and G Peaks in Annealed Graphene

Since graphene, a single sheet of graphite, has all of its carbon atoms on the surface, its property is very sensitive to materials contacting the surface. Herein, we report novel Raman peaks observed in annealed graphene and elucidate their chemical origins by Raman spectroscopy and atomic force mi...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2013-09, Vol.3 (1), p.2700-2700, Article 2700
Main Authors: Hong, Jinpyo, Park, Min Kyu, Lee, Eun Jung, Lee, DaeEung, Hwang, Dong Seok, Ryu, Sunmin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atomic force microscopy
Graphite
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Nanotubes
Raman spectroscopy
Science
Spectroscopy
Temperature effects
Vacuum
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Summary:Since graphene, a single sheet of graphite, has all of its carbon atoms on the surface, its property is very sensitive to materials contacting the surface. Herein, we report novel Raman peaks observed in annealed graphene and elucidate their chemical origins by Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Graphene annealed in oxygen-free atmosphere revealed very broad additional Raman peaks overlapping the D, G and 2D peaks of graphene itself. Based on the topographic confirmation by AFM, the new Raman peaks were attributed to amorphous carbon formed on the surface of graphene by carbonization of environmental hydrocarbons. While the carbonaceous layers were formed for a wide range of annealing temperature and time, they could be effectively removed by prolonged annealing in vacuum. This study underlines that spectral features of graphene and presumably other 2-dimensional materials are highly vulnerable to interference by foreign materials of molecular thickness.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/srep02700