DEBONDING AND TRANSFER TECHNIQUES FOR HETERO-EPITAXIALLY GROWN GRAPHENE, AND PRODUCTS INCLUDING THE SAME
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Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to the use of graphene as a transparent conductive coating (TCC). In certain example embodiments, graphene thin films grown on large areas hetero-epitaxially, e.g., on a catalyst thin film, from a hydrocarbon gas (such as, for example, C2H2, CH4, or the like). The graphene thin films of certain example embodiments may be doped or undoped. In certain example embodiments, graphene thin films, once formed, may be lifted off of their carrier substrates and transferred to receiving substrates, e.g., for inclusion in an intermediate or final product. Graphene grown, lifted, and transferred in this way may exhibit low sheet resistances (e.g., less than 150 ohms/square and lower when doped) and high transmission values (e.g., at least in the visible and infrared spectra).
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22. A method of disposing a graphene thin film over a target receiving substrate, the method comprising:
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hetero-epitaxially growing the graphene thin film on a catalyst thin film comprising metal; disposing the graphene thin film and the catalyst thin film, directly or indirectly, on the target receiving substrate; and after said disposing, anodizing the catalyst thin film so as to render the catalyst thin film a substantially transparent metal oxide. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of isolating a graphene thin film, the method comprising:
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hetero-epitaxially growing the graphene thin film on a catalyst thin film supported by a substrate, wherein a release layer is located between the substrate and the catalyst thin film; disposing a polymer-based coating on the graphene thin film on a surface thereof opposite the catalyst thin film; curing the polymer-based coating; releasing the catalyst thin film, the graphene thin film, and the polymer-based coating from the substrate via the release layer; and causing the graphene thin film and the polymer-based coating to be released from the catalyst thin film. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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