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Fast scanning growth of high-quality graphene films on Cu foils fueled by dimeric carbon precursor

Heng Chen1,2,§, Xiucai Sun1,2,§, Xiaofeng Song2,3, Buhang Chen2,4, Ziteng Ma1,2, Wanjian Yin2,4( ), Luzhao Sun2( ), Zhongfan Liu1,2,4( )
Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Beijing Graphene Institute, Beijing 100095, China
College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, SUDA-BGI Collaborative Innovation Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China

§ Heng Chen and Xiucai Sun contributed equally to this work.

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Based on acetylene (C2H2) precursor, a scanning growth strategy fueled by carbon dimer (C2) was proposed, and the unique growth behavior and rapid formation of large-area and high-quality graphene film were experimentally demonstrated and theoretically explained, which is promising in roll-to-roll system.

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Carbon source precursor is a critical factor governing chemical vapor deposition growth of graphene films. Methane (CH4), has been the most commonly used precursor in the last decade, but it presents challenges in terms of decomposition efficiency and growth rate. Here we thoroughly evaluated acetylene (C2H2), a precursor that is probably for providing carbon dimer (C2) species, for fast growth of large-scale graphene films. We find that the graphene growth behaviors fueled by C2H2 exhibit unconventional localized growth behavior with significant advantages in terms of high growth rate, which mainly ascribe to the as-decomposed C2 species. Therefore, a C2-fueled scanning growth strategy is proposed, and the fast scanning growth rate of 40 cm/min was experimentally demonstrated. This growth strategy is compatible with the approach of unidirectional growth of single-crystal graphene films, and the as-grown graphene films are of high-quality. This work demonstrates a reliable and promising strategy for the rapid synthesis of high-quality graphene film and may pave the avenue to cost-effective mass production of graphene materials in the roll-to-roll system.

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graphene filmchemical vapor depositionfast growthcarbon dimerroll-to-roll production

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 10,
October 2023
Pages 12246-12252
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-5814-8
Cite this article:
Chen H, Sun X, Song X, et al. Fast scanning growth of high-quality graphene films on Cu foils fueled by dimeric carbon precursor. Nano Research, 2023, 16(10): 12246-12252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5814-8
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Received: 28 February 2023
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