On the growth mode of two-lobed curvilinear graphene domains at atmospheric pressure

Kumar, Kitu; Yang, Eui-Hyeok

doi:10.1038/srep02571

On the growth mode of two-lobed curvilinear graphene domains at atmospheric pressure

Journal Article · Tue Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep02571· OSTI ID:1624645

Kumar, Kitu ^[1]; Yang, Eui-Hyeok ^[2]

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (United States); DOE/OSTI
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (United States)

We demonstrate the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of 2-lobed symmetrical curvilinear graphene domains specifically on Cu{100} surface orientations at atmospheric pressure. We utilize electron backscattered diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy to determine an as-yet unexplored growth mode producing such a shape and demonstrate how its growth and morphology are dependent on the underlying Cu crystal structure especially in the high CH4:H2 regime. We show that both monolayer and bilayer curvilinear domains are grown on Cu{100} surfaces; furthermore, we show that characteristic atmospheric pressure CVD hexagonal domains are grown on all other Cu facets with an isotropic growth rate which is more rapid than that on Cu{100}. These findings indicate that the Cu-graphene complex is predominant mechanistically at atmospheric pressure, which is an important step towards tailoring graphene properties via substrate engineering.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886

OSTI ID:: 1624645

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 3; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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