Copper Vapor Catalyzing Role in the Growth of Graphene
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| author | Chang, Yuan Li, Shiji He, Tianyu Liu, Hongsheng Gao, Junfeng |
| author_facet | Chang, Yuan Li, Shiji He, Tianyu Liu, Hongsheng Gao, Junfeng |
| contents | Cu is most used substrate to grow monolayer graphene under a temperature near melting point. In this study, we elaborated a remarkable amount of Cu clusters were continuously evaporated during the graphene growth, resulting into the vapor pressure comparable with the CH4. Importantly, the decomposition barrier of CH4 on Cu clusters is similar or even lower than on Cu surface. CuCH4 serves as the primary active cluster in complex intermediates, exhibiting a growth-promoting effect. Particularly after the first graphene layer coverage, it may emerge as a dominant catalytic factor for multilayer growth by supplying critical growth species. Through controlled seed incorporation, this mechanism is expected to enable large-area controllable growth of bilayer and multilayer graphene structures. |
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| spellingShingle | Copper Vapor Catalyzing Role in the Growth of Graphene Chang, Yuan Li, Shiji He, Tianyu Liu, Hongsheng Gao, Junfeng Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Cu is most used substrate to grow monolayer graphene under a temperature near melting point. In this study, we elaborated a remarkable amount of Cu clusters were continuously evaporated during the graphene growth, resulting into the vapor pressure comparable with the CH4. Importantly, the decomposition barrier of CH4 on Cu clusters is similar or even lower than on Cu surface. CuCH4 serves as the primary active cluster in complex intermediates, exhibiting a growth-promoting effect. Particularly after the first graphene layer coverage, it may emerge as a dominant catalytic factor for multilayer growth by supplying critical growth species. Through controlled seed incorporation, this mechanism is expected to enable large-area controllable growth of bilayer and multilayer graphene structures. |
| title | Copper Vapor Catalyzing Role in the Growth of Graphene |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09006 |