• 文献标题:   Wax-assisted crack-free transfer of monolayer CVD graphene: Extending from standalone to supported copper substrates
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   QI PW, HUANG YN, YAO YZ, LI Q, LIAN YB, LIN L, WANG XB, GU YD, LI LQ, DENG Z, PENG Y, LIU ZF
  • 作者关键词:   cvd graphene, graphene transfer, crackfree
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0169-4332 EI 1873-5584
  • 通讯作者地址:   Soochow Univ
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.07.007
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

The transfer of CVD graphene grown on catalytic copper with an additional supporting substrate is different from that grown on the standalone copper foils, and the flexible polymer-based transfer supports are not quite suitable. For this purpose, we invented a wax-assisted crack-free graphene transfer method by taking advantage of the low polarity, high rigidity, and molecular-mixing nature of wax. Unlike other small-molecule transfer supports, the amorphous wax effectively mitigates the interfacial thermal stress caused by phase transition, enabling a clean and integral graphene transfer. Microscopic and spectroscopic characterizations reveal less doping defects of the wax-transferred graphene than its PMMA-transferred counterpart, demonstrating great electric properties with high electron and hole mobilities. Consequently, this new transfer method provides a universal solution for CVD graphene grown on various substrates, and paves the way for further extending their applications.