• 文献标题:   Development of an ultra-thin film comprised of a graphene membrane and carbon nanotube vein support
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIN XY, LIU P, WEI Y, LI QQ, WANG JP, WU Y, FENG C, ZHANG LN, FAN SS, JIANG KL
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tsinghua Univ
  • 被引频次:   47
  • DOI:   10.1038/ncomms3920
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

Graphene, exhibiting superior mechanical, thermal, optical and electronic properties, has attracted great interest. Considering it being one-atom-thick, and the reduced mechanical strength at grain boundaries, the fabrication of large-area suspended chemical vapour deposition graphene remains a challenge. Here we report the fabrication of an ultra-thin freestanding carbon nanotube/graphene hybrid film, inspired by the vein-membrane structure found in nature. Such a square-centimetre-sized hybrid film can realize the overlaying of large-area single-layer chemical vapour deposition graphene on to a porous vein-like carbon nanotube network. The vein-membrane-like hybrid film, with graphene suspended on the carbon nanotube meshes, possesses excellent mechanical performance, optical transparency and good electrical conductivity. The ultra-thin hybrid film features an electron transparency close to 90%, which makes it an ideal gate electrode in vacuum electronics and a high-performance sample support in transmission electron microscopy.