The carbon chain growth during the onset of CVD graphene formation on γ-Al2O3 is promoted by unsaturated CH2 ends-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The carbon chain growth during the onset of CVD graphene formation on γ-Al₂O₃ is promoted by unsaturated CH₂ ends

Published:2022 Issue:38 Volume:24 Page:23357-23366
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Zhao Qi¹^ORCID,Yamamoto Masanori²^ORCID,Yamazaki Kaoru³^ORCID,Nishihara Hirotomo²^ORCID,Crespo-Otero Rachel¹^ORCID,Di Tommaso Devis¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK

2. Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR)/Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai 980-8577, Japan

3. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai 980-8577, Japan

Abstract

Atomistic calculations reveal the steps controlling the early stages of graphene growth on alumina, including the activation of CH4 and the formation of the reactive CH2* intermediate that couple to form linear CnH2n* (n = 2–6) and cyclic C6 species.

Funder

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Royal Society

China Scholarship Council

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK Government

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2022/CP/D2CP01554D