Polycrystalline graphene and other two-dimensional materials

1 Published article: O. V. Yazyev and Y. P. Chen, Nature Nanotechnology 9, 755–767 (2014) doi: 10.1038/nnano.2014.166 Polycrystalline graphene and other two-dimensional materials Oleg V. Yazyev 1,* and Yong P. Chen 2,# 1 Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland 2 Department of Physics and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA * To whom correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed. e-mail: [email protected] # e-mail: [email protected] Graphene, a single atomic layer of graphitic carbon, has attracted intense attention due to its extraordinary properties that make it a suitable material for a wide range of technological applications. Large-area graphene films, which are necessary for industrial applications, are typically polycrystalline, that is, composed of single-crystalline grains of varying orientation joined by grain boundaries. Here, we present a review of the large body of research reported in the past few years on polycrystalline graphene. We discuss its growth and

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