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Atomic layer deposited oxide films as protective interface layers for integrated graphene transfer

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Authors

Cabrero-Vilatela, A 
Alexander-Webber, JA 
Sagade, AA 
Aria, AI 
Braeuninger-Weimer, Philipp  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-1647

Abstract

The transfer of chemical vapour deposited (CVD) graphene from its parent growth catalyst has become a bottleneck for many of its emerging applications. The sacrificial polymer layers that are typically deposited onto graphene for mechanical support during transfer are challenging to fully remove and hence leave graphene and subsequent device interfaces contaminated. Here, we report on the use of atomic layer deposited (ALD) oxide films as protective interface and support layers during graphene transfer. The method avoids any direct contact of the graphene with polymers and through the use of thicker ALD layers (≥100nm), polymers can be eliminated from the transfer-process altogether. The ALD film can be kept as a functional device layer, facilitating integrated device manufacturing. We demonstrate back-gated field effect devices based on single-layer graphene transferred with a protective Al2O3 film onto SiO2 that show significantly reduced charge trap and residual carrier densities. We critically discuss the advantages and challenges of processing graphene/ALD bilayer structures.

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Keywords

graphene, transfer, chemical vapour deposition, atomic layer deposition

Journal Title

Nanotechnology

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Journal ISSN

0957-4484
1361-6528

Volume Title

28

Publisher

Insitute of Physics
Sponsorship
European Research Council (279342)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K016636/1)
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (RF474/2016)
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions (656870)
We acknowledge funding from EPSRC (Grant No. EP/K016636/1, GRAPHTED) and ERC (Grant No. 279342, InsituNANO). ACV acknowledges the Conacyt Cambridge Scholarship and Roberto Rocca Fellowship. JAA-W acknowledges the support of his Research Fellowships from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 and Churchill College, Cambridge. RSW acknowledges a Research Fellowship from St. John's College, Cambridge and a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (Global) under grant ARTIST (no. 656870) from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.