A catalytic alloy approach for graphene on epitaxial SiC on silicon wafers

作者:Iacopi Francesca*; Mishra Neeraj; Cunning Benjamin Vaughan; Goding Dayle; Dimitrijev Sima; Brock Ryan; Dauskardt Reinhold H; Wood Barry; Boeckl John
来源:Journal of Materials Research, 2015, 30(5): 609-616.
DOI:10.1557/jmr.2015.3

摘要

We introduce a novel approach to the synthesis of high-quality and highly uniform few-layer graphene on silicon wafers, based on solid source growth from epitaxial 3C-SiC films. Using a Ni/Cu catalytic alloy, we obtain a transfer-free bilayer graphene directly on Si(100) wafers, at temperatures potentially compatible with conventional semiconductor processing. The graphene covers uniformly a 2 '' silicon wafer, with a Raman I-D/I-G band ratio as low as 0.5, indicative of a low defectivity material. The sheet resistance of the graphene is as low as 25 Omega/square, and its adhesion energy to the underlying substrate is substantially higher than transferred graphene. This work opens the avenue for the true wafer-level fabrication of microdevices comprising graphene functional layers. Specifically, we suggest that exceptional conduction qualifies this graphene as a metal replacement for MEMS and advanced on-chip interconnects with ultimate scalability.

  • 出版日期2015-3-14