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Title: A facile alternative technique for large-area graphene transfer via sacrificial polymer

Abstract

A novel method of transferring large-area graphene sheets onto a variety of substrates using Formvar (polyvinyl formal) is presented. Due to the ease at which formvar can be dissolved in chloroform this method allows for a consistent, a clean, and a more rapid transfer than other techniques including the PMMA assisted one. This novel transfer method is demonstrated by transferring large-area graphene onto a range of substrates including commercial TEM grids, silicon dioxide and glass. Raman spectroscopy was used to confirm the presence of graphene and characterize the morphological properties of the large-area sheets. SEM and AFM analyses demonstrated the effectiveness of our rapid transfer technique for clean crystalline large-area graphene sheets. The removal of the sacrificial polymer was found to be one to two orders of magnitude faster than PMMA methods. Ultimately this facile transfer technique offers new opportunities for a wide range of applications for large-area graphene through the utilization of a new sacrificial polymer.

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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC); LANL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
OSTI Identifier:
1415397
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1411811
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-24525
Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226; TRN: US1800796
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396; NA0003525
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
AIP Advances
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Material Science

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Auchter, Eric, Marquez, Justin, Yarbro, Stephen L., and Dervishi, Enkeleda. A facile alternative technique for large-area graphene transfer via sacrificial polymer. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4986780.
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Auchter, Eric, Marquez, Justin, Yarbro, Stephen L., & Dervishi, Enkeleda. A facile alternative technique for large-area graphene transfer via sacrificial polymer. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4986780
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Auchter, Eric, Marquez, Justin, Yarbro, Stephen L., and Dervishi, Enkeleda. Thu . "A facile alternative technique for large-area graphene transfer via sacrificial polymer". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4986780. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1415397.
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@article{osti_1415397,
title = {A facile alternative technique for large-area graphene transfer via sacrificial polymer},
author = {Auchter, Eric and Marquez, Justin and Yarbro, Stephen L. and Dervishi, Enkeleda},
abstractNote = {A novel method of transferring large-area graphene sheets onto a variety of substrates using Formvar (polyvinyl formal) is presented. Due to the ease at which formvar can be dissolved in chloroform this method allows for a consistent, a clean, and a more rapid transfer than other techniques including the PMMA assisted one. This novel transfer method is demonstrated by transferring large-area graphene onto a range of substrates including commercial TEM grids, silicon dioxide and glass. Raman spectroscopy was used to confirm the presence of graphene and characterize the morphological properties of the large-area sheets. SEM and AFM analyses demonstrated the effectiveness of our rapid transfer technique for clean crystalline large-area graphene sheets. The removal of the sacrificial polymer was found to be one to two orders of magnitude faster than PMMA methods. Ultimately this facile transfer technique offers new opportunities for a wide range of applications for large-area graphene through the utilization of a new sacrificial polymer.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4986780},
journal = {AIP Advances},
number = 12,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Thu Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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