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- Title
Origin of New Broad Raman D and G Peaks in Annealed Graphene.
- Authors
Jinpyo Hong; Min Kyu Park; Eun Jung Lee; DaeEung Lee; Dong Seok Hwang; Sunmin Ryu
- Abstract
Since graphene, a single sheet of graphite, has all of its carbon atoms on the surface, its property is very sensitive to materials contacting the surface. Herein, we report novel Raman peaks observed in annealed graphene and elucidate their chemical origins by Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Graphene annealed in oxygen-free atmosphere revealed very broad additional Raman peaks overlapping the D,Gand 2D peaks of graphene itself. Based on the topographic confirmation by AFM, the new Raman peaks were attributed to amorphous carbon formed on the surface of graphene by carbonization of environmental hydrocarbons. While the carbonaceous layers were formed for a wide range of annealing temperature and time, they could be effectively removed by prolonged annealing in vacuum. This study underlines that spectral features of graphene and presumably other 2-dimensional materials are highly vulnerable to interference by foreign materials of molecular thickness
- Subjects
GRAPHENE; POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons; SCANNING probe microscopy; PHOTOSYNTHETIC oxygen evolution; RAMAN spectroscopy
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2013, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/srep02700