Temperature effect on the nucleation of graphene on Cu (111)

Didar, Behnaz Rahmani; Khosravian, Homa; Balbuena, Perla B.

doi:10.1039/C8RA05478A

Title: Temperature effect on the nucleation of graphene on Cu (111)

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018 · RSC Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA05478A· OSTI ID:1462772

Didar, Behnaz Rahmani ^[1];

^[1]; Balbuena, Perla B. ^[1]

Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

Repeated thermal cycling by using an organic precursor is shown to be a successful technique for growing graphene on metal substrates. Having control on this process is of vital importance in producing large areas of high quality graphene with well-ordered surface characteristics, which leads us to investigate the effect of temperature on the microscopic mechanisms behind this process. Apart from being an important factor in the dissociation of the organic precursor and promoting the reactions taking place on the surface of the catalyst, temperature also plays a major role in the structure of the catalyst surface. First, we used eight thermal cycles to successfully grow graphene on the surface of Cu (111). Then, we employed Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics (AIMD) simulations to study graphene island alignment evolution at two temperatures. The results shed light on our experimental observations and those reported in the literature and point to the effectiveness of controlled thermal cycling in producing high quality graphene sheets on transition metal catalyst surfaces.

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Research Organization:: Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Texas A & M Engineering Experiment Station

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-06ER15836

OSTI ID:: 1462772

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1540075

Journal Information:: RSC Advances, Journal Name: RSC Advances Vol. 8 Journal Issue: 49; ISSN 2046-2069

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

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