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Graphene Synthesis by Plasma-Enhanced CVD Growth with Ethanol

Teresa Campo1, María Cotto2, Francisco Márquez2, Eduardo Elizalde1 and Carmen Morant1
  • 1 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
  • 2 University of Turabo, United States

Abstract

A modified route to synthesize graphene flakes is proposed using the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) technique, by using copper substrates as supports. The carbon source used was ethanol, the synthesis temperature was 950°C and the pressure was controlled along the whole process. In this CVD synthesis process the incorporation of the carbon source was produced at low pressure and 950°C inducing the appearance of a plasma blue flash inside the quartz tube. Apparently, the presence of this plasma blue flash is required for obtaining graphene flakes. The synthesized graphene was characterized by different techniques, showing the presence of non-oxidized graphene with high purity.

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Volume 9 No. 3, 2016, 574-583

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2016.574.583

Submitted On: 17 June 2016 Published On: 27 July 2016

How to Cite: Campo, T., Cotto, M., Márquez, F., Elizalde, E. & Morant, C. (2016). Graphene Synthesis by Plasma-Enhanced CVD Growth with Ethanol. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 9(3), 574-583. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2016.574.583

Open AccessCopyright: © 2016 Teresa Campo, María Cotto, Francisco Márquez, Eduardo Elizalde and Carmen Morant. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Graphene Flakes
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Plasma-Enhanced
  • AFM
  • Raman Spectroscopy