Clean transfer of wafer-scale graphene via liquid phase removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

ACS Nano

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 4726-4733

  Kim, Hyun Ho ^a   Kang, Boseok ^a   Suk, Ji Won ^b   Li, Nannan ^a   Kim, Kwang S ^c   Ruoff, Rodney S ^b   Lee, Wi Hyoung ^d   Cho, Kilwon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

chemical vapor deposition; graphene; graphene transistors; pentacene; transfer

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; HOLE MOBILITY; HYDROCARBONS; INTERCALATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLVENTS;

CHARGED IMPURITY SCATTERINGS; DIRAC POINT VOLTAGES; GRAPHENE TRANSISTORS; HOMOGENEOUS SURFACES; PENTACENES; POTENTIAL PROFILES; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; TRANSFER;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84930671993     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn5066556     Document Type: Article

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