Direct dry transfer of chemical vapor deposition graphene to polymeric substrates

Guilhermino J.M. Fechine*, Iñigo Martin-Fernandez, George Yiapanis, Ricardo Bentini, Eeshan Sandeep Kulkarni, Ricardo V. Bof De Oliveira, Xiao Hu, Irene Yarovsky, Antônio H. Castro Neto, Barbaros Özyilmaz

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Abstract

We demonstrate the direct dry transfer of large area chemical vapor deposition graphene to several polymers (low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polystyrene, polylactide acid and poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) by means of only moderate heat and pressure, and the later mechanical peeling of the original graphene substrate. Simulations of the graphene-polymer interactions, rheological tests and graphene transfer at various experimental conditions show that controlling the graphene-polymer interface is the key to controlling graphene transfer. Raman spectroscopy and optical microscopy were used to identify and quantify graphene transferred to the polymer substrates. The results showed that the amount of graphene transferred to the polymer can be achieved by fine tuning the transfer conditions. As a result of the direct dry transfer technique, the graphene-polymer adhesion being stronger than graphene to Si/SiO2 wafer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)224-231
Number of pages8
JournalCarbon
Volume83
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science

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