Bridging the gap between reality and ideal in chemical vapor deposition growth of graphene

L Lin, B Deng, J Sun, H Peng, Z Liu - Chemical reviews, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Graphene, in its ideal form, is a two-dimensional (2D) material consisting of a single layer of
carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. The richness in morphological, physical …

Current understanding of the growth of carbon nanotubes in catalytic chemical vapour deposition

V Jourdain, C Bichara - Carbon, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Due to its higher degree of control and its scalability, catalytic chemical vapour deposition is
now the prevailing synthesis method of carbon nanotubes. Catalytic chemical vapour …

The electronic structure of iridium and its oxides

V Pfeifer, TE Jones, JJ Velasco Vélez… - Surface and …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Iridium‐based materials are among the most active and stable electrocatalysts for the
oxygen evolution reaction. Amorphous iridium oxide structures are found to be more active …

The surface science of graphene: Metal interfaces, CVD synthesis, nanoribbons, chemical modifications, and defects

M Batzill - Surface Science Reports, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Graphene, a single atomic layer of sp2 hybridized carbon, exhibits a zero-band gap with
linear band dispersion at the Fermi-level, forming a Dirac-cone at the K-points of its Brillouin …

Mechanisms of graphene growth by chemical vapour deposition on transition metals

CM Seah, SP Chai, AR Mohamed - Carbon, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Graphene has become the focus of research recently due to its properties. Various methods
have been proposed for the synthesis of graphene, and chemical vapour deposition (CVD) …

Transforming C60 molecules into graphene quantum dots

J Lu, PSE Yeo, CK Gan, P Wu, KP Loh - Nature nanotechnology, 2011‏ - nature.com
The fragmentation of fullerenes using ions, surface collisions or thermal effects is a complex
process that typically leads to the formation of small carbon clusters of variable size. Here …

Dual path mechanism in the thermal reduction of graphene oxide

R Larciprete, S Fabris, T Sun, P Lacovig… - Journal of the …, 2011‏ - ACS Publications
Graphene is easily produced by thermally reducing graphene oxide. However, defect
formation in the C network during deoxygenation compromises the charge carrier mobility in …

Growth of epitaxial graphene: Theory and experiment

H Tetlow, JP De Boer, IJ Ford, DD Vvedensky… - Physics reports, 2014‏ - Elsevier
A detailed review of the literature for the last 5–10 years on epitaxial growth of graphene is
presented. Both experimental and theoretical aspects related to growth on transition metals …

Modelling of graphene functionalization

M Pykal, P Jurečka, F Karlický… - Physical Chemistry …, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene has attracted great interest because of its remarkable properties and numerous
potential applications. A comprehensive understanding of its structural and dynamic …

Graphene nucleation on transition metal surface: structure transformation and role of the metal step edge

J Gao, J Yip, J Zhao, BI Yakobson… - Journal of the American …, 2011‏ - ACS Publications
The nucleation of graphene on a transition metal surface, either on a terrace or near a step
edge, is systematically explored using density functional theory calculations and applying …