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Formation of graphene sheets through laser exfoliation of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite

2011; American Institute of Physics; Volume: 98; Issue: 17 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1063/1.3584021

ISSN

1520-8842

Autores

Min Qian, Yun Zhou, Yang Gao, Jong Bok Park, Tao Feng, Su Huang, Zhuo Sun, Lan Jiang, Yongfeng Lu,

Tópico(s)

Ion-surface interactions and analysis

Resumo

Freestanding two-dimensional (2D) few-layer graphene was formed through laser exfoliation of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite, using a pulsed neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser. Graphene sheets of several nanometers in thickness and micrometers in size were obtained. The laser exfoliation process was investigated at different laser fluences and distances between target and substrate. Three different phases, amorphous carbon, few-layer graphene sheets, and thin graphite films, were obtained as the laser fluence increased. This study reveals an existing route of forming freestanding 2D nanostructures through laser exfoliation.

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