Chemical vapor deposition of graphene by ethanol decomposition and its smooth transfer

Graphene is indeed quite exciting, but commercial production remains a major challenge for manufacturers, especially when it comes to the production of high-quality sheets required for multiple purposes. There are still a number of questions to be answered related to the growth and transfer of graphene film. In this article, the author presents an improved and more successful growth and transfer process to increase the overall quality of the graphene film to be obtained on the target surfaces. The quality of as-grown and transferred graphene films was assessed by employing scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The tests on graphene films showed that the prepared layers were clean, smooth, uniform, and free from major macroscopic imperfections, and no impurities were added to the film even after the transfer process, confirming the effectiveness and cleanliness of the transfer process.