• 专利标题:   Manufacturing two-dimensional materials, such as graphene, involves passing purge gases into gas confining space of reaction chamber, to purge gas confining space of oxygen, passing donor gas, moving carriers to pass donor gas to space, setting positive pressure in space, heating forming layers.
  • 专利号:   US2023093707-A1
  • 发明人:   ERICKSON G E, SHERRILL J V
  • 专利权人:   GEN GRAPHENE CORP
  • 国际专利分类:   C30B025/10, C30B025/12, C30B025/14, C30B029/02
  • 专利详细信息:   US2023093707-A1 23 Mar 2023 C30B-025/12 202330 English
  • 申请详细信息:   US2023093707-A1 US071117 29 Nov 2022
  • 优先权号:   US262145P, US071117

▎ 摘  要

NOVELTY - Manufacturing two-dimensional material, involves: 1) providing reaction chamber (24) containing: i) gas confining space; ii) support extending through the gas confining space; and ii) carriers positioned on support; 2) passing one or more purge gases into the gas confining space, to purge the gas confining space of oxygen; 3) passing a donor gas into the purged gas confining space; 4) moving the carriers along the support through the gas confining space, from the chamber entrance and through the chamber exit while the chamber entrance and chamber exit are open to the surrounding atmosphere, and the donor gas is introduced into the gas confining space; 5) maintaining a positive pressure relative to the surrounding atmosphere throughout the gas confining space, during the moving step; and 6) heating the forming layers to a temperature sufficient to produce 2D material, as carriers are moved through the gas confining space. USE - Method is used for manufacturing two-dimensional materials, such as graphene. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of two -dimensional (2D) material, involves: 1) providing a reaction chamber (24) containing: i) a gas confining space extending through the reaction chamber from a chamber entrance to a chamber exit, where chamber entrance and chamber exit are open to a surrounding atmosphere, around the reaction chamber; ii) a support extending through the gas confining space of the reaction chamber, from the chamber entrance to the chamber exit; and ii) carriers positioned on the support, each of which comprises a forming layer suitable for producing 2D material disposed on a surface of the carrier; 2) passing one or more purge gases into the gas confining space, to purge the gas confining space of oxygen; 3) passing a donor gas into the purged gas confining space; 4) moving the carriers along the support through the gas confining space, from the chamber entrance and through the chamber exit while the chamber entrance and chamber exit are open to the surrounding atmosphere, and the donor gas is introduced into the gas confining space; 5) maintaining a positive pressure relative to the surrounding atmosphere throughout the gas confining space, during the moving step; and 6) heating the forming layers to a temperature sufficient to produce 2D material, as carriers are moved through the gas confining space. In the reaction chamber, the carriers positioned on the support, supports forming layer.; heating the gas confining space; introducing the purge gases into the gas confining space, establishes a laminar flow of gases throughout the gas confining space. The laminar flow of gases comprises a first forward flow path through the chamber entrance and a second rearward flow path through the chamber exit; In step 3, the donor gas is passed into the laminar flow of gases and the forming layer is positioned on the carriers. The carriers are passed along the support and through the chamber exit, to react with the donor gas to form 2D material while the gas confining space is open to the atmosphere. A positive pressure relative to the atmosphere, is maintained throughout the gas confining space. during the moving step. DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows perspective view of furnace having multiple modular sections for manufacturing 2D materials such as graphene. 22Cartridges 23Copper forming sheets 24Reaction chamber 28Water pipes 61Reaction chamber sections