Single-step formation of graphene on dielectric surfaces.

Xiong, Wei; Zhou, Yun Shen; Jiang, Li Jia; Sarkar, Amitabha; Mahjouri-Samani, Masoud; Xie, Zhi Qiang; Gao, Yang; Ianno, Natale Joseph et al. · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The direct formation of graphene on various dielectric surfaces is successful via a single-step rapid thermal processing (RTP) of substrates coated with amorphous carbon (C) and nickel (Ni) thin films. High-quality graphene is obtained uniformly on the whole surface of wafers with a controlled number of graphene layers. The monolayer graphene exhibits a low sheet resistance and a high optical transmittance in the visible range.