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Nano Research 2023, 16(10): 12263-12269 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5883-8
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CVD growth of graphene on copper-plated scrap steel without external carbon source

Show Author's Information Tianyi Qi1,§,  Qingguo Shao1,§,  Hao Qi1,  Jianhua Xiao3,  Yuming Zhang1,  Yang Wang3,  Xin Jin2,  Yanli Chen1,  Dan Li4,  Xiaobei Zang1,  Ning Cao1( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
Qingdao Fengdong Heat Treatment Company, Qingdao 266108, China

§ Tianyi Qi and Qingguo Shao contributed equally to this work.

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graphene, gas sensing, reuse of scrap steel, C atoms activation, copper catalysis, H2 etching
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Qi T, Shao Q, Qi H, et al. CVD growth of graphene on copper-plated scrap steel without external carbon source. Nano Research, 2023, 16(10): 12263-12269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5883-8
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Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using gaseous hydrocarbon sources has shown great promise for large-scale graphene growth, but high growth temperatures (typically 1000 °C) require sophisticated and expensive equipment, which increases graphene production costs. Here, we demonstrate a new approach to produce graphene at low cost from scrap steel sheets treated by thermal evaporation of copper plating, which is a derivative of traditional CVD technology. Without additional carbon sources, graphene film was successfully prepared on copper-coated scrap steel sheets at 820 °C. The resulting graphene has few defects and uniform morphology, comparable to CVD graphene grown at 1000 °C. Finally, the obtained graphene film is used in combination with an interdigital electrode to detect NO2 successfully, showing excellent performance. This technology expands the application of graphene in the manufacture of gas sensing devices and is compatible with traditional microelectronics technology.


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CVD growth of graphene on copper-plated scrap steel without external carbon source

Show Author's information Tianyi Qi1,§, Qingguo Shao1,§, Hao Qi1, Jianhua Xiao3, Yuming Zhang1, Yang Wang3, Xin Jin2, Yanli Chen1, Dan Li4, Xiaobei Zang1, Ning Cao1( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
Qingdao Fengdong Heat Treatment Company, Qingdao 266108, China

§ Tianyi Qi and Qingguo Shao contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using gaseous hydrocarbon sources has shown great promise for large-scale graphene growth, but high growth temperatures (typically 1000 °C) require sophisticated and expensive equipment, which increases graphene production costs. Here, we demonstrate a new approach to produce graphene at low cost from scrap steel sheets treated by thermal evaporation of copper plating, which is a derivative of traditional CVD technology. Without additional carbon sources, graphene film was successfully prepared on copper-coated scrap steel sheets at 820 °C. The resulting graphene has few defects and uniform morphology, comparable to CVD graphene grown at 1000 °C. Finally, the obtained graphene film is used in combination with an interdigital electrode to detect NO2 successfully, showing excellent performance. This technology expands the application of graphene in the manufacture of gas sensing devices and is compatible with traditional microelectronics technology.

Keywords: graphene, gas sensing, reuse of scrap steel, C atoms activation, copper catalysis, H2 etching

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Received: 12 April 2023
Revised: 19 May 2023
Accepted: 28 May 2023
Published: 06 July 2023
Issue date: October 2023

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52073305); Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (No. ZR2020QE048); State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing (No. SKLHOP202101006); and National Defense Science and Technology Innovation Special Zone Project (No. 22-05-CXZX-04-04-29).

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