Growth of graphene on cylindrical copper conductors as an anticorrosion coating: a microscopic study.
We have successfully grown graphene film on the surface of cylindrical copper conductors by chemical vapour deposition. The quality and number of graphene layers have been investigated using Raman spectroscopy, Raman mapping and scanning electron microscopy, as a function of methane gas flow rate and of growth temperature. Transmission electron microscopy analysis has been performed to verify the number of graphene layers, confirming the results obtained by Raman spectroscopy. The results open up the possibility of using graphene as an anticorrosion coating for copper cables and earth grids.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science School, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, QLD, Australia.
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Datta
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Gupta
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Shafiei
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Taylor
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