• 文献标题:   Anti-dewetting of Cu thin film on nanostructured black Si template for continuous CVD growth of monolayer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ABDULLAH MF
  • 作者关键词:   cvd graphene, cu thin film, dewetting, black si, nanostructure
  • 出版物名称:   MODERN PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • ISSN:   0217-9849 EI 1793-6640
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1142/S0217984922501081
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The growth of high-quality continuous film of graphene on less than 1 pm-thick Cu film is proven to be a challenging task due to the solid-state dewetting of Cu during the high-temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. In this paper, we introduce the use of nanostructured black Si (b-Si) as a template for Cu evaporation to mitigate the dewetting of Cu thin film. Using a cold-wall CVD system at a process temperature of 825 degrees C, even Cu thickness, t(Cu) = 600 nm on polished SiO2/Si substrate is poor for maintaining Cu as a continuous film. If the polished SiO2/Si is replaced with SiO2/b-Si, the minimum t(Cu) = 400 nm is sufficient. According to the Cu trapping mechanism, moving Cu particle is trapped in the nanostructured trenches of SiO2/b-Si during annealing and CVD growth processes. Continuous monolayer graphene with a grain size of similar to 1 mu m without defect is obtained on Cu/SiO2/b-Si substrate. The improved adhesion of Cu to the SiO2/b-Si enables dry-transfer of graphene by mechanical peeling using a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film. Our solution is promising for obtaining flat graphene and a recyclable Cu/SiO2/b-Si substrate.