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The interface of epitaxial nanographene on GaN by PECVD

Zongyao Li, Yu Xu, Bing Cao, Lin Qi, En Zhao, Song Yang, Chinhua Wang, Jianfeng Wang, Guangyu Zhang, Ke Xu

AIP Advances· Volume 9· Issue 9
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Abstract

It is believed that directly synthesized graphene on semiconductor and other non-catalytic substrates is a promising route to enable facile graphene integration into commercial electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, the plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method has been used to synthesize nanographene directly on gallium nitride (GaN) at a low temperature (550°C). The epitaxial nanographene equipped optical transmittance and conductivity comparable to reduced graphene oxide or chemical exfoliated graphene. The Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) of the samples before and after growth have been compared. Besides, the interface between nanographene and GaN has been investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). This research will be meaningful for directly integrating graphene with GaN-based optoelectronic and electronic devices.
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NanomaterialsElectronic materialsCatalysis & surfacesMaterials processing

OpenAlex topics: Graphene research and applications · 2D Materials and Applications · GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials

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Affiliations

School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University 1 , Suzhou 215006, China

Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province & Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of China, Soochow University 2 , Suzhou 215006, China

Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 3 , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China

Suzhou Nanowin Science and Technology Co, Ltd 4 , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China

Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 5 , Beijing 100190, P. R. China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter 6 , Beijing 100190, P. R. China

Funding

A Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higer Education Institutions · The State Key Program of National Science Foundation of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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