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In this work, we demonstrate the synthesis of millimetre-sized single-crystals of graphene, achievable in a commercially available cold-wall CVD reactor, and several different approaches to transfer it from the growth substrate to a target substrate of choice. We confirm the high crystal quality of this material using various characterisation techniques, including optical and scanning electron microscopy as well as Raman spectroscopy. By performing field effect and quantum Hall effect measurements, we demonstrate that the electronic properties of such single crystals are comparable to those of ideal mechanically exfoliated flakes of graphene. Several applications of this high-quality material are also reviewed.
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We acknowledge funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement no. 604391 Graphene Flagship. Part of the work received financial support from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Direzione Generale per la Promozione del Sistema Paese) in the framework of the agreement on scientific collaborations with Canada (Quebec) and Poland; and from the CNR in the framework of the agreement on scientific collaborations between CNR and JSPS (Japan), CNRS (France), and RFBR (Russia).
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Miseikis, V., Xiang, S., Roddaro, S., Heun, S., Coletti, C. (2017). Perfecting the Growth and Transfer of Large Single-Crystal CVD Graphene: A Platform Material for Optoelectronic Applications. In: Morandi, V., Ottaviano, L. (eds) GraphITA . Carbon Nanostructures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58134-7_8
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