journal article·2024-08Open access

Ice‐Enabled Transfer of Graphene on Copper Substrates Enhanced by Electric Field and Cu2O

Hechuan Ma, Xiaoming Chen, Yufei Han, Jie Zhang, Kaiqiang Wen, Siyi Cheng, Quanyi Zhao, Yijie Wang, Jianyang Wu, Jinyou Shao

Advanced Science· Volume 11· Issue 32

Abstract

Abstract Graphene films grown by the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method suffer from contamination and damage during transfer. Herein, an innovative ice‐enabled transfer method under an applied electric field and in the presence of Cu2O (or Cu2O‐Electric‐field Ice Transfer, abbreviated as CEIT) is developed. Ice serves as a pollution‐free transfer medium while water molecules under the electric field fully wet the graphene surface for a bolstered adhesion force between the ice and graphene. Cu2O is used to reduce the adhesion force between graphene and copper. The combined methodology in CEIT ensures complete separation and clean transfer of graphene, resulting in successfully transferred graphene to various substrates, including polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), Teflon, and C4F8 without pollution. The graphene obtained via CEIT is utilized to fabricate field‐effect transistors with electrical performances comparable to that of intrinsic graphene characterized by small Dirac points and high carrier mobility. The carrier mobility of the transferred graphene reaches 9090 cm2 V−1 s−1, demonstrating a superior carrier mobility over that from other dry transfer methods. In a nutshell, the proposed clean and efficient transfer method holds great potential for future applications of graphene.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Graphene research and applications · Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity · Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies

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Affiliations

Micro‐ and Nanotechnology Research Center State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shannxi 710049 China

XJTU‐POLIMI Joint School of Design and Innovation Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710049 China

Electronic Materials Research Lab Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710049 China

Department of Physics Jiujiang Research Institute and Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials Research Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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