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Abstract

Graphene, a single layer of sp 2 hybridized carbon atoms, is a new ‘star’ in carbon allotropes. This one-atom-thick material has attracted enormous attention across the research community in the last decade due to its unique two-dimensional (2-D) structure and outstanding properties that are promising for both fundamental and applied research. Compared with conventional graphene sheets randomly laid down on a substrate, vertically-oriented graphene (VG) sheets possess advantageous characteristics, including exposed sharp edges, non-stacking morphology, and a large surface-to-volume ratio, and have thus shown great potential in various environmental and energy devices/systems. Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) has been used widely as an effective method for VG synthesis. However, it remains a challenge for the controllable, large-scale, and low-cost growth of VG with desirable characteristics for specific applications. This chapter first provides a brief introduction to graphene, VG, and PECVD. Within that context, the main objective and the structure of the book are then presented.

Keywords

Carbon Graphene Vertically-oriented graphene Hybridization Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition Spatial alignment Electron mobility 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukeeUSA
  2. 2.State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy EngineeringZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
  3. 3.Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Alaska AnchorageAnchorageUSA

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