Local controlled deposition of graphene on a moving polycrystalline substrate, in the presence of a fast-flowing buffer gas, allows the evolutionary selection of the fastest-growing crystallites, forming macroscopic graphene monocrystals.
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Passerone, D. Grown with the wind. Nature Mater 17, 296–297 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-018-0042-4
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