Direct synthesis of few- and multi-layer graphene films on dielectric substrates by "etching-precipitation" method

Carbon

Volumn 82, Issue C, 2015, Pages 254-263

  Kosaka, Masaki ^a,b   Takano, Soichiro ^a   Hasegawa, Kei ^b   Noda, Suguru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ETCHING; IRON; SILICA; SILICON;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHODS; DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATES; DIRECT SYNTHESIS; GRAPHENE RIBBONS; LOWER TEMPERATURES; SELECTIVE ETCHING; SOLID SOLUTION FILM; VOLUME RESISTIVITY;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84923537812     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.10.069     Document Type: Article

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