Effects of polymethylmethacrylate-transfer residues on the growth of organic semiconductor molecules on chemical vapor deposited graphene
- Author(s)
- Markus Kratzer, Bernhard C. Bayer, Piran R. Kidambi, Aleksandar Matkovic, Rados Gajic, Andrea Cabrero-Vilatela, Robert S. Weatherup, Stephan Hofmann, Christian Teichert
- Abstract
Scalably grown and transferred graphene is a highly promising material for organic electronic applications, but controlled interfacing of graphene thereby remains a key challenge. Here, we study the growth characteristics of the important organic semiconductor molecule para-hexaphenyl (6P) on chemical vapor deposited graphene that has been transferred with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) onto oxidized Si wafer supports. A particular focus is on the influence of PMMA residual contamination, which we systematically reduce by H-2 annealing prior to 6P deposition. We find that 6P grows in a flat-lying needle-type morphology, surprisingly independent of the level of PMMA residue and of graphene defects. Wrinkles in the graphene typically act as preferential nucleation centers. Residual PMMA does however limit the length of the resulting 6P needles by restricting molecular diffusion/attachment. We discuss the implications for organic device fabrication, with particular regard to contamination and defect tolerance.
- Organisation(s)
- Physics of Nanostructured Materials
- External organisation(s)
- Montanuniversität Leoben, University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Belgrade
- Journal
- Applied Physics Letters
- Volume
- 106
- No. of pages
- 5
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913948
- Publication date
- 03-2015
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103020 Surface physics, 103009 Solid state physics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/effects-of-polymethylmethacrylatetransfer-residues-on-the-growth-of-organic-semiconductor-molecules-on-chemical-vapor-deposited-graphene(d68ba865-4a1e-40bc-a562-86c65cd8aaf5).html