Influence of gas phase equilibria on the chemical vapor deposition of graphene

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 3104-3117

  Lewis, Amanda M ^a   Derby, Brian ^a   Kinloch, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

copper; CVD; dark field microscopy; equilibrium thermodynamics; graphene

Indexed keywords

DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; EQUILIBRIUM CONCENTRATION; EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; GAS PHASE CHEMISTRY; GAS-PHASE EQUILIBRIA; HYDROCARBON MOLECULES; NONDESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COPPER; DEPOSITION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORS;

GRAPHENE;

GRAPHITE; NANOMATERIAL;

CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GAS; HEAT; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; GASES; GRAPHITE; HOT TEMPERATURE; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84876543890     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn305223y     Document Type: Article

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