Sains Malaysiana 46(7)(2017): 1011–1016

http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2017-4607-01

Synthesis of Large-Area Few-Layer Graphene by Open-Flame Deposition

(Sintesis Grafin Kawasan Lebar Pelbagai Lapisan melalui Pemendapan Nyalaan

Api Terbuka)

EDHUAN ISMAIL¹, MOHD SHUKRI SIRAT¹, ABD. MALEK ABDUL HAMID¹, RAIHAN OTHMAN¹, MOHD ASYADI AZAM MOHD ABID² & MOHD HANAFI ANI¹*

¹Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

²Engineering Materials Department, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Durian Tunggal, 76100 Melaka, Malaysia

Received: 14 October 2016/Accepted: 13 January 2017

ABSTRACT

Various production methods have been developed for graphene production, but each of them falls short in either the economic or quality aspect. In this paper, we present the flame deposition method, a modified chemical vapor deposition (CVD) that uses an open-flame. In this method, resulting carbon deposits were found to be graphitic in nature, thereby suggesting multilayer graphene growth in a very short reaction time of 5 min. Furthermore, the deposits were transferred onto a cyanoacrylate plastic substrate and its sheet resistance was measured to be 81 ohm/square. The results showed that open-flame deposition exhibits high potential for low-cost, low-energy and high-quality production of graphene.

Keywords: Chemical vapor deposition (CVD); graphene; open-flame deposition; plasma; sheet resistance

ABSTRAK

Pelbagai kaedah telah digunakan untuk menghasilkan grafin namun setiap kaedah mempunyai kelemahan sama ada daripada aspek ekonomi atau kualiti. Di sini kami melaporkan kaedah pemendapan wap kimia yang diubah suai dengan kaedah nyalaan api terbuka. Enapan karbon yang terhasil dikenal pasti bersifat grafitik seterusnya mencadangkan pertumbuhan grafin berlapis dalam masa tindak balas yang singkat iaitu 5 min. Kemudian, enapan karbon itu dipindahkan ke atas substrat plastik sianoakrilat dan lapisan rintangan diukur dan nilai rintangannya ialah 81 ohm/persegi. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa pemendapan api terbuka berpotensi untuk mengeluarkan grafin berkualiti tinggi dengan kos dan penggunaan tenaga yang rendah.

Kata kunci: Grafin; pemendapan nyalaan api terbuka; pemendapan wap kimia (CVD); plasma; rintangan lapisan

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*Corresponding author; email: mhanafi@iium.edu.my