• 文献标题:   High Stability of Epitaxial Graphene on a SiC Substrate
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KUJIME T, TANIGUCHI Y, AKIYAMA D, KAWAMURA Y, KANAI Y, MATSUMOTO K, OHNO Y, NAGASE M
  • 作者关键词:   contact angle, epitaxial graphene, piranha treatment, raman spectroscopy
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI BBASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0370-1972 EI 1521-3951
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tokushima Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1002/pssb.201900357 EA SEP 2019
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The effects of strong-acid treatment on an epitaxial graphene film on a SiC substrate are investigated to confirm its stability and compatibility with conventional semiconductor device fabrication processes. An epitaxial graphene film is treated with a strong acid in the form of piranha solution (H2O2 + H2SO4), which is conventionally used in washing processes for the silicon-based technology. Raman spectroscopy, Hall measurements, and contact angle measurements are carried out before and after piranha treatment. Raman mapping results show no drastic changes before and after piranha treatment. In particular, the D band is not observed after the piranha treatment. From Hall measurements, the electron mobility slightly increases from 920 to 1420 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) after five piranha treatments. The contact angle is almost constant before (72.8 degrees) and after five piranha treatments (75.2 degrees). These results indicate that the epitaxial graphene film is quite stable under piranha treatment.