Detection of graphene domains and defects using liquid crystals

Jong Ho Son; Seung Jae Baeck; Min Ho Park; Jae Bok Lee; Cheol Woong Yang; Jang Kun Song; Wang Cheol Zin; Jong Hyun Ahn

doi:10.1038/ncomms4484

Detection of graphene domains and defects using liquid crystals

Jong Ho Son, Seung Jae Baeck, Min Ho Park, Jae Bok Lee, Cheol Woong Yang, Jang Kun Song, Wang Cheol Zin, Jong Hyun Ahn

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Abstract

The direct observation of the domain size and defect distribution in a graphene film is important for the development of electronic applications involving graphene. Here we report a promising method for observing graphene domains grown by chemical vapour deposition. The unavoidable development of crack or pinhole defects during the growth and transfer processes is visualized using a liquid crystal layer. Liquid crystal molecules align anisotropically with respect to the graphene domains and exhibit distinct birefringence properties that can be used to image the graphene domains. This approach is useful for visualizing the crack distributions and their generation process in graphene films under external strain. This type of simple observation method provides an effective route to evaluating the quality and reliability of graphene sheets for use in various electronic devices.

Original language	English
Article number	A3484
Journal	Nature communications
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4484
Publication status	Published - 2014 Mar 24

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Son, J. H., Baeck, S. J., Park, M. H., Lee, J. B., Yang, C. W., Song, J. K., Zin, W. C., & Ahn, J. H. (2014). Detection of graphene domains and defects using liquid crystals. Nature communications, 5, [A3484]. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4484

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