Abstract:
A process for forming graphene, including : depositing at least two metals onto a surface of silicon carbide (SiC), the at least two metals including at least one first metal and at least one second metal; and heating the SiC and the first and second metals under conditions that cause the at least one first metal to react with silicon of the silicon carbide to form carbon and at least one stable silicide, and the corresponding solubilities of the carbon in the at least one stable silicide and in the at least one second metal are sufficiently low that the carbon produced by the silicide reaction forms a graphene layer on the SiC.
Abstract:
A process for forming high surface area graphene structures, the process including: depositing at least one metal on a surface of silicon carbide; heating the at least one metal and the silicon carbide to cause at least one of the metals to react with a portion of the silicon carbide to form silicide regions extending into an unreacted portion of the silicon carbide and graphene disposed between the silicide regions and the unreacted portion of the silicon carbide; and removing the silicide regions to provide a silicon carbide structure having a highly irregular surface and a surface layer of graphene.
Abstract:
A process for forming graphene, including : depositing at least two metals onto a surface of silicon carbide (SiC), the at least two metals including at least one first metal and at least one second metal; and heating the SiC and the first and second metals under conditions that cause the at least one first metal to react with silicon of the silicon carbide to form carbon and at least one stable silicide, and the corresponding solubilities of the carbon in the at least one stable silicide and in the at least one second metal are sufficiently low that the carbon produced by the silicide reaction forms a graphene layer on the SiC.
Abstract:
A silicon carbide etching process, including: forming a plasma from an HCl gas; and exposing a surface of silicon carbide to the plasma to etch the silicon carbide.