DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1312802110. Edge-controlled growth and kinetics of single-crystal graphene domains by chemical vapor deposition

Edge-controlled growth and kinetics of single-crystal graphene domains by chemical vapor deposition

10.1073/pnas.1312802110

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Abstract

Significance Controlled synthesis of wafer-sized single crystalline high-quality graphene is a great challenge of graphene growth by chemical vapor deposition because of the complicated kinetics at edges that govern the growth process. Here we report the synthesis of single-crystal graphene domains with tunable edges from zigzag to armchair via a growth–etching–regrowth process. Both growth and etching of graphene are strongly dependent on the edge structure. This growth/etching behavior is well explained at the atomic level, given the concentrations of kinks on various edges, and allows control of graphene edges and morphology according to the classical kinetic Wulff construction theory. This work provides a deep understanding of the fundamental problems that limit graphene growth by chemical vapor deposition.

Bibliography

Ma, T., Ren, W., Zhang, X., Liu, Z., Gao, Y., Yin, L.-C., Ma, X.-L., Ding, F., & Cheng, H.-M. (2013). Edge-controlled growth and kinetics of single-crystal graphene domains by chemical vapor deposition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(51), 20386â20391.

Authors 9

Teng Ma (first)
Wencai Ren (additional)
Xiuyun Zhang (additional)
Zhibo Liu (additional)
Yang Gao (additional)
Li-Chang Yin (additional)
Xiu-Liang Ma (additional)
Feng Ding (additional)
Hui-Ming Cheng (additional)

References 27 Referenced 230

Dates

Type	When
Created	11 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 2, 2013, 11:57 p.m.)
Deposited	3 years, 4 months ago (April 12, 2022, 10:51 p.m.)
Indexed	1 month ago (July 30, 2025, 10:10 a.m.)
Issued	11 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 2, 2013)
Published	11 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 2, 2013)
Published Online	11 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 2, 2013)
Published Print	11 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 17, 2013)

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BibTeX

@article{Ma_2013, title={Edge-controlled growth and kinetics of single-crystal graphene domains by chemical vapor deposition}, volume={110}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1312802110}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.1312802110}, number={51}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Ma, Teng and Ren, Wencai and Zhang, Xiuyun and Liu, Zhibo and Gao, Yang and Yin, Li-Chang and Ma, Xiu-Liang and Ding, Feng and Cheng, Hui-Ming}, year={2013}, month=dec, pages={20386–20391} }

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