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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2015)

Direct Synthesis of Co-doped Graphene on Dielectric Substrates Using Solid Carbon Sources

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-015-0052-6
Qi Wang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Pingping Zhang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Qiqi Zhuo
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Xiaoxin Lv
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Jiwei Wang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Xuhui Sun
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Xuhui Sun

xhsun@suda.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 7 No. 4 (2015), Article Number: 368-373

Abstract

Direct synthesis of high-quality doped graphene on dielectric substrates without transfer is highly desired for simplified device processing in electronic applications. However, graphene synthesis directly on substrates suitable for device applications, though highly demanded, remains unattainable and challenging. Here, a simple and transfer-free synthesis of high-quality doped graphene on the dielectric substrate has been developed using a thin Cu layer as the top catalyst and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as both carbon precursors and doping sources. N-doped and N, F-co-doped graphene have been achieved using TPB and F16CuPc as solid carbon sources, respectively. The growth conditions were systematically optimized and the as-grown doped graphene were well characterized. The growth strategy provides a controllable transfer-free route for high-quality doped graphene synthesis, which will facilitate the practical applications of graphene.

Keywords

Graphene Solid carbon sources Transfer-free Doping and co-doping
Wang, Qi, Pingping Zhang, Qiqi Zhuo, Xiaoxin Lv, Jiwei Wang, and Xuhui Sun. 2015. “Direct Synthesis of Co-Doped Graphene on Dielectric Substrates Using Solid Carbon Sources”. Nano-Micro Letters 7 (4):368-73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-015-0052-6.
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