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http://dx.doi.org/10.5714/CL.2014.15.3.151

Overlook of current chemical vapor deposition-grown large single-crystal graphene domains

Park, Kyung Tae (Carbon Nanomaterials Design Laboratory, Global Research Laboratory, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University)
Kim, Taehoon (Carbon Nanomaterials Design Laboratory, Global Research Laboratory, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University)
Park, Chong Rae (Carbon Nanomaterials Design Laboratory, Global Research Laboratory, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University)

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Carbon letters / v.15, no.3, 2014 , pp. 151-161 More about this Journal

Abstract

Exceptional progress has been made with chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of graphene in the past few years. Not only has good monolayer growth of graphene been achieved, but large-area synthesis of graphene sheets has been successful too. However, the polycrystalline nature of CVD graphene is hampering further progress as graphene property degrades due to presence of grain boundaries. This review will cover factors that affect nucleation of graphene and how other scientists sought to obtain large graphene domains. In addition, the limitation of the current research trend will be touched upon as well.

Keywords

chemical vapor deposition; graphene; single-crystal; seeded growth;

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