Growth from below: Bilayer graphene on copper by chemical vapor deposition
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2012-09
Authors
Nie, Shu
Wu, Wei
Xing, Shirui
Yu, Qingkai
Bao, Jiming
Pei, Shin-shem
McCarty, Kevin
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IOP Science
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We evaluate how a second graphene layer forms and grows on Cu foils during chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Low-energy electron diffraction and microscopy is used to reveal that the second layer nucleates and grows next to the substrate, i.e., under a graphene layer. This underlayer mechanism can facilitate the synthesis of uniform single-layer films but presents challenges for growing uniform bilayer films by CVD. We also show that the buried and overlying layers have the same edge termination.
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bilayer graphene, copper, chemical vapor deposition, single-layer films, bilayer films, Ingram School of Engineering
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Nie, S., Wu, W., Xing, S., Yu, Q., Bao, J., Pei, S., & McCarty, K. F. (2012). Growth from below: bilayer graphene on copper by chemical vapor deposition. New Journal of Physics, 14, 093028.
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