Fabrication of graphene films with high transparent conducting characteristics.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Ma, Xiying Zhang, Hao
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	We present a study on the transparent conducting characteristics of graphene-based films prepared by means of rapid chemical vapor deposition. The graphene films were grown on quartz slides with a CH4/Ar mixed gas under a constant flow at 950°C and then annealed at 1,000°C. It was found that the graphene films present excellent electrical conductivity with high transparency. The conductivity is up to 1,240 S/cm, the sheet resistance is lower than 1 kΩ/sq, and the transparency is well over 85% in the visible wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm, showing that the graphene films have very low resistivity and superior transparency and completely satisfy the need for transparent conductors. These properties can be used in many applications, such as transparent conductor films for touch panels.PACS61.48.+c, 78.67.Pt, 68.37.Hk, 68.65.Ac
ISSN	19317573
Journal	Nanoscale Research Letters
Volume Number	8
PubMed Central reference number	PMC4016024
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	24153052
e-ISSN	1556276X
DOI	10.1186/1556-276x-8-440
Language	English
Publisher	Springer
Publisher Date	2013-10-23
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © 2013 Ma and Zhang; licensee Springer.
Subject Keyword	Graphene film Transparent conducting characteristics Sheet resistance Transparency
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Materials Science