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Materialization of strained CVD-graphene using thermal mismatch

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Theoretical physics foretells that “strain engineering” of graphene could hold the key to finding treasures still hidden in two-dimensional (2D) condensed matter physics and commercializing graphene-based devices. However, to produce strained graphene in large quantities is not an easy task by any means. Here, we demonstrate that thermal annealing of graphene placed on various substrates could be a surprisingly simple method for preparing strained graphene with a large area. We found that enhanced graphene-substrate interfacial adhesion plays a critical role in developing strained graphene. Creative device architectures that consider the thermal mismatch between graphene and the target substrate could enable the resulting strain to be intentionally tailored. We believe that our proposed method could suggest a shortcut to realization of graphene straintronics.

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  1. Nano-Convergence Mechanical Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM), 156 Gajungbuk-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-343, Republic of Korea

    Seung-Mo Lee, Sang-Min Kim, Kwang-Seop Kim, Hak-Joo Lee & Jae-Hyun Kim

  2. Nano Mechatronics, University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-333, Republic of Korea

    Seung-Mo Lee & Jae-Hyun Kim

  3. Graduate School of Energy Environment Water and Sustainability, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea

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  4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749, Republic of Korea

    Min Young Na

  5. Advanced Analysis Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 130-791, Republic of Korea

    Hye Jung Chang

  6. Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-343, Republic of Korea

    Hyunung Yu

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Lee, SM., Kim, SM., Na, M.Y. et al. Materialization of strained CVD-graphene using thermal mismatch. Nano Res. 8, 2082–2091 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-015-0719-9

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