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The role of Cu crystallographic orientations towards growing superclean graphene on meter-sized scale

Xiaoting Liu1,2,3,§, Jincan Zhang1,2,3,4,§, Wendong Wang5,§, Wei Zhao6,§, Heng Chen1,3, Bingyao Liu1,2,3,7, Mengqi Zhang3, Fushun Liang1,3, Lijuan Zhang3, Rui Zhang5, Ning Li3, Yuexin Zhang3, Yuchen Liu3, Kaicheng Jia1,3, Luzhao Sun1,2,3, Yixuan Zhao1,3, Peng Gao1,2,3,7, Qinghong Yuan6,8, Li Lin1,3,5,9( ), Hailin Peng1,2,3( ), Zhongfan Liu1,2,3( )
Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Beijing Graphene Institute, Beijing 100095, China
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FA, UK
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Electron Microscopy Laboratory and International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Centre for Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

§ Xiaoting Liu, Jincan Zhang, Wendong Wang, and Wei Zhao contributed equally to this work.

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We achieved the facile synthesis of the meter-sized clean graphene on large-area Cu(100) foils by unveiling the role of Cu crystallographic orientations upon the formation of surface contamination. The removal of surface contamination also contributes to the reduced transfer-related polymer residues and ensures improved electrical performances and measurement of bioelectrical signals.

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Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-grown graphene films on Cu foils, exhibiting fine scalability and high quality, are still suffering from the adverse impact of surface contamination, i.e., amorphous carbon. Despite the recent successful preparation of superclean graphene through Cu-vapor-assisted reactions, the formation mechanism of amorphous carbon remains unclear, especially with regard to the functions of substrates. Herein, we have found that the crystallographic orientations of underlying metal substrates would determine the cleanness of graphene in such a way that slower diffusion of active carbon species on as-formed graphene-Cu(100) surface is the key factor that suppresses the formation of contamination. The facile synthesis of clean graphene is achieved on the meter-sized Cu(100) that is transformed from the polycrystalline Cu foils. Furthermore, a clean surface of graphene on Cu(100) ensures the reduction of transfer-related polymer residues, and enhanced optical and electrical performance, which allows for versatile applications of graphene in biosensors, functioning as flexible transparent electrodes. This work would offer a promising material platform for the fundamental investigation and create new opportunities for the advanced applications of high-quality graphene films.

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superclean grapheneCu crystallographic orientationsCu(100) foilimproved electrical performance

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Nano Research
Volume 15 Issue 4,
April 2022
Pages 3775-3780
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3922-x
Cite this article:
Liu X, Zhang J, Wang W, et al. The role of Cu crystallographic orientations towards growing superclean graphene on meter-sized scale. Nano Research, 2022, 15(4): 3775-3780. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3922-x
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Received: 28 July 2021
Revised: 17 September 2021
Accepted: 30 September 2021
Published: 04 November 2021
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