Towards large-scale in free-standing graphene and N-graphene sheets.

ABSTRACT: One of the greatest challenges in the commercialization of graphene and derivatives is production of high quality material in bulk quantities at low price and in a reproducible manner. The very limited control, or even lack of, over the synthesis process is one of the main problems of conventional approaches. Herein, we present a microwave plasma-enabled scalable route for continuous, large-scale fabrication of free-standing graphene and nitrogen doped graphene sheets. The method's crucial advantage relies on harnessing unique plasma mechanisms to control the material and energy fluxes of the main building units at the atomic scale. By tailoring the high energy density plasma environment and complementarily applying in situ IR and soft UV radiation, a controllable selective synthesis of hi

SUBMITTER: Tatarova E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5579263 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature