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Chemistry, Physical
Chamseddine Bouhafs, Sergio Pezzini, Fabian R. Geisenhof, Neeraj Mishra, Vaidotas Miseikis, Yuran Niu, Claudia Struzzi, R. Thomas Weitz, Alexei A. Zakharov, Stiven Forti, Camilla Coletti
Summary: The study successfully synthesized rhombohedral graphene with a thickness of up to 9 layers, with alternating crystal domains identified in Raman spectroscopy. Microscopic and spectroscopic analyses suggest that rhombohedral-stacking formation is correlated to underlying copper step-bunching.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhijuan Zhao, Tianyu Hou, Nannan Wu, Shuping Jiao, Ke Zhou, Jun Yin, Ji Won Suk, Xu Cui, Mingfei Zhang, Shaopeng Li, Yan Qu, Weiguang Xie, Xi-Bo Li, Chuanxi Zhao, Yong Fu, Rong-Dun Hong, Shengshi Guo, Dingqu Lin, Weiwei Cai, Wenjie Mai, Zhengtang Luo, Yongtao Tian, Yun Lai, Yuanyue Liu, Luigi Colombo, Yufeng Hao
Summary: The study reveals that using atomically thin, polycrystalline few-layer graphene (FLG) as a protective coating film can effectively prevent metal corrosion in atmospheric environments by exploiting the misalignment of grain boundaries and energy barrier to corrosive molecules diffusion.
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Chemistry, Physical
Runhan Xiao, Qingyuan Luo, Zhengyi Cao, Chuang Tian, Shuang Wang, Sunwen Zhao, Guanhua Zhang, Zhonghui Li, Yanhui Zhang, Haibo Shu, Yun Wu, Guanghui Yu
Summary: A hydrogen-modulation method for growing wafer-scale few-layer single-crystal graphene through chemical vapor deposition was proposed in this study. By controlling the hydrogen flow rate at different stages, the dissolution amount and segregation process of carbon atoms in a CuNi substrate can be regulated separately. The number of graphene layers can be controlled by modulating the hydrogen flow rate. The electrical properties of bilayer graphene were verified through transmission line test structure and field effect transistor.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Aziz Noori, Mohammad Javad Eshraghi, Mohsen Samiee, Asieh Sadat Kazemi
Summary: Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) is an effective method for large-scale graphene growth, but it is challenging to grow single-layer graphene using this technique. This study investigated the morphology and structure of graphene grown on a copper substrate at different pressures (5, 50, 100, and 1000 mbar) using CVD. The results showed that the graphene grown at 5 mbar pressure was a single-layer graphene without wrinkles, while wrinkles were observed at higher pressures due to the increased gas density. The number of graphene layers grown increased with increasing pressure, as revealed by Raman spectroscopy.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sandra Rodriguez-Villanueva, Frank Mendoza, Alvaro A. Instan, Ram S. Katiyar, Brad R. Weiner, Gerardo Morell
Summary: This study reports the direct synthesis of graphene on SiO2/Si using hot-filament chemical vapor deposition. The results show the growth of few-layers of graphene over the entire SiO2/Si substrate, far beyond the catalytic copper-strip.
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Engineering, Environmental
Libo Wang, Haiyan Tan, Liuyang Zhang, Bei Cheng, Jiaguo Yu
Summary: In this study, a composite material was developed by in-situ deposition of few-layer graphene on the surface of ZnO, leading to enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance. The improvement was attributed to the intimate interfacial contact and Schottky junction between ZnO and graphene, as well as the photothermal effect of graphene and pi-pi conjugation interaction with CO2 molecules. This work not only provides a feasible method for the in-situ growth of graphene, but also presents an efficient photocatalyst for CO2 reduction.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Xiucai Sun, Xiaoting Liu, Zhongti Sun, Xintong Zhang, Yuzhu Wu, Yeshu Zhu, Yuqing Song, Kaicheng Jia, Jincan Zhang, Luzhao Sun, Wan-Jian Yin, Zhongfan Liu
Summary: This study reveals the importance of vapor catalysis in superclean graphene growth through density functional theory calculations, an ideal gas model, and a designed experiment. The study finds that the vapor mainly consists of Cui clusters, which have a significant impact on graphene growth. DFT calculations show that Cu clusters exhibit strong capabilities for adsorption, dehydrogenation, and decomposition, providing a sufficient supply of active carbon atoms for rapid graphene growth. Experimental validation confirms that increasing the amount of Cu vapor improves the growth rate and surface cleanliness of graphene.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhe Yuan, Guangwei He, Samuel Faucher, Matthias Kuehne, Sylvia Xin Li, Daniel Blankschtein, Michael S. Strano
Summary: By systematically controlling the density of intrinsic pores in graphene, single-layer graphene membranes with the highest gas separation performances to date have been achieved. Additionally, nanoscale molecular fouling on the graphene surface affects both selectivity and temperature-dependent permeance.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mariam Hakami, Geetanjali Deokar, Jasmin Smajic, Nitin M. Batra, Pedro M. F. J. Costa
Summary: By studying two different types of thermal CVD reactors, a procedure for growing SLG on a cm(2)-scale was successfully developed after standardizing the copper foil surface.
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Artem K. Grebenko, Dmitry Krasnikov, Anton Bubis, Vasily S. Stolyarov, Denis V. Vyalikh, Anna A. Makarova, Alexander Fedorov, Aisuluu Aitkulova, Alena A. Alekseeva, Evgeniia Gilshtein, Zakhar Bedran, Alexander N. Shmakov, Liudmila Alyabyeva, Rais N. Mozhchil, Andrey M. Ionov, Boris P. Gorshunov, Kari Laasonen, Vitaly Podzorov, Albert G. Nasibulin
Summary: This article introduces a new method for the large-scale production of high-purity graphene using the Boudouard reaction and CO-driven catalyst engineering. This approach not only suppresses the growth of the second layer of graphene, but also provides a simple and reliable technique for surface cleaning.
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
M. Robaiah, N. A. Asli, Rozina Abdul Rani, W. F. H. Abdullah, Z. Khusaimi, H. Azhan, S. Abdullah, M. Rusop
Summary: Graphene was synthesized from waste cooking palm oil (WCPO) and used as a humidity sensing film. The growth of graphene film resulted in high crystalline multilayers graphene with low defective structure. Multilayer graphene was transferred onto a glass substrate for humidity sensor application, and it showed excellent repeatability and sensitivity at a range of 40% to 90% RH.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
(2023)
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Physics, Applied
Saad Ullah, Linlin Liu, Shi-E Yang, Ping Liu, Haizhong Guo, Yongsheng Chen
Summary: High-quality CsPbBr3 films with good crystallinity and uniformity were successfully fabricated using a modified hybrid chemical vapor deposition method. The CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells achieved impressive performance, suggesting a promising fabrication route for all-inorganic perovskite thin films in photovoltaic applications.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2022)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xinliang Yang, Zijian Zhang, Sifan He, Wenjie Wu, Xiangfeng Shu, Yijun Chen, Zhaokai Zhang, Kai Jiang, Jianlong Liu, Yenan Song
Summary: High-quality reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets can be obtained through Langmuir-Blodgett self-assembly (LBSA) process, showing excellent electrical properties. The graphene film prepared on copper exhibited nearly defect-free characteristics with high efficiency of defects restoration.
MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
(2021)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiuli Gao, Runhan Xiao, Yanhui Zhang, Zhiying Chen, He Kang, Shuang Wang, Sunwen Zhao, Yanping Sui, Guanghui Yu, Wei Zhang
Summary: In this work, a series of experiments were conducted to investigate the etching effect of hydrogen and oxygen on graphene on Cu, along with their roles in graphene growth.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wenqian Yao, Hongtao Liu, Jianzhe Sun, Bin Wu, Yunqi Liu
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive overview of current challenges and opportunities for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth, characterization, and electrical properties of graphene depending on the layer number and twist angles. Various state-of-the-art innovations using the CVD method are presented, and the underlying growth mechanisms and characterization methods are discussed.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Abu Talha Aqueel Ahmed, Sankar Sekar, Shubhangi S. Khadtare, Nurul Taufiqu Rochman, Bathula Chinna, Abu Saad Ansari
Summary: In this study, MnCo2S4 nanosheet catalyst was successfully synthesized and found to exhibit superior performance in hydrogen evolution. Compared to MnCo2S4, MnCo2S4 showed low overpotentials, moderate Tafel slope, and excellent sustainability. The outstanding performance can be attributed to the increased number of electrochemically active sites and enhanced electronic conductivity on the catalyst surface.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Victor V. Maltsev, Elena A. Volkova, Elizaveta V. Koporulina, Diana D. Mitina, Vladimir L. Kosorukov, Anna I. Jiliaeva, Daniil A. Naprasnikov, Konstantin N. Gorbachenya, Viktor E. Kisel
Summary: The phase relationships, crystal properties and luminescence kinetics of two complex systems were studied, including unit cell parameters, segregation coefficients of impurities, and lifetimes of energy levels.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoman Zhang, Wangwang Xu, W. J. Meng, Andrew C. Meng
Summary: This study successfully grew high-quality single crystal AlScN nanowires through ultra-high vacuum reactive sputtering technique and characterized their structure and properties. The nanowires exhibit significantly reduced mosaic spread and predominantly single ferroelectric domains, as well as a high piezoelectric constant.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tom E. de Vries, Elias Vlieg, Rene de Gelder
Summary: Networks are important for describing relationships between people, roads between cities, reactions between chemicals, and other interactions. Bipartiteness, dividing the network into two groups, can facilitate the study of the network's structure. We have developed an algorithm that can find a near-optimal bipartisation within a reasonable time frame and used it to uncover the hidden structure of the CSD cocrystal network.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chuchu Han, Jing Yang, Xin Zhang, Aisen Li, Jiang Peng
Summary: An elastic crystal based on a photo-reactive acylhydrazone derivative is reported, which exhibits reversible bending behavior under UV irradiation and heating. The crystal undergoes reversible E<->Z isomerization under light and heating conditions. The crystal demonstrates excellent elastic properties and the bending can be controlled to control the output direction of red light.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lingfeng Zhang, Yu Wang, Yefeng Wang, Shuai Liu, Na Zhang, Mingmin Yang, Haixia Ma, Zhaoqi Guo
Summary: This study designs and synthesizes a series of high-energy salts compounds without heavy metal ions and azide groups. The molecular structures and stability of the compounds are confirmed through single-crystal X-ray diffraction and intermolecular interaction analysis. Furthermore, the thermal stability, energetic properties, and electrical initiation properties of the compounds are investigated, suggesting their potential as primary explosives.