Wafer scale BN on sapphire substrates for improved graphene transport

Abstract Wafer scale (2”) BN grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on sapphire was examined as a weakly interacting dielectric substrate for graphene, demonstrating improved transport properties over conventional sapphire and SiO2/Si substrates. Chemical vapor deposition grown gra...

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Main Authors: Shivashankar Vangala, Gene Siegel, Timothy Prusnick, Michael Snure
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d85430b4d14b448c9a0b4d8720cdb2fa
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Summary:Abstract Wafer scale (2”) BN grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on sapphire was examined as a weakly interacting dielectric substrate for graphene, demonstrating improved transport properties over conventional sapphire and SiO2/Si substrates. Chemical vapor deposition grown graphene was transferred to BN/sapphire substrates for evaluation of more than 30 samples using Raman and Hall effects measurements. A more than 2x increase in Hall mobility and 10x reduction in sheet carrier density was measured for graphene on BN/sapphire compared to sapphire substrates. Through control of the MOCVD process, BN films with roughness ranging from <0.1 nm to >1 nm were grown and used to study the effects of substrate roughness on graphene transport. Arrays of graphene field effect transistors were fabricated on 2” BN/sapphire substrates demonstrating scalability and device performance enhancement.