Planer nano-graphenes from camphor by CVD

Next to conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes (curved, closed graphenes), the material that can bring revolution in electronics is planer graphene (PG)/planer few layer graphenes (PFLG). Synthesis of PG and PFLG by simple, economical and re-producible method was a challenge. We synthesized PFLG films from camphor pyrolysis on nickel substrates by simple, cost effective thermal CVD method and studied using HR-TEM, visible Raman spectroscopy, XRD and FE-SEM. This opens the possibility that the controlled and large area synthesis of PGs and PFLGs is possible by CVD based methods, for possible large area electronic applications.