Growth of Graphene on Electro-polished Copper Foil by Thermal CVD

  • Jin, Xiaozhan (Center for Nano-Imaging Technology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Jin (Center for Nano-Imaging Technology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Seo, Eun-Kyoung (Center for Nano-Imaging Technology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Boo, Doo-Wan (Deptment of Chemistry, College of Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Ah (Center for Nano-Imaging Technology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Hwang, Chan-Yong (Center for Nano-Imaging Technology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
  • Published : 2012.08.20

Abstract

The continuous monolayer graphene was synthesized on electro-polished copper foil. Electro-polishing sticks off the coating layer of copper foil, which prevents the continuous graphene growth. The quality of continuous graphene is dependent on roughness of copper foil. Copper foil roughness could be controlled by changing polishing condition. The effects of working voltage (4-6 V) and time (30-70 sec) for electro-polishing were systematically examined. The change of surface roughness was checked with AFM.

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