Abstract
Controlled wrinkling of single-layer graphene (1-LG) at nanometer scale was achieved by introducing monodisperse nanoparticles (NPs), with size comparable to the strain coherence length, underneath the 1-LG. Typical fingerprint of the delaminated fraction is identified as substantial contribution to the principal Raman modes of the 1-LG (G and Gā). Correlation analysis of the Raman shift of the G and Gā modes clearly resolved the 1-LG in contact and delaminated from the substrate, respectively. Intensity of Raman features of the delaminated 1-LG increases linearly with the amount of the wrinkles, as determined by advanced processing of atomic force microscopy data. Our study thus offers universal approach for both fine tuning and facile quantification of the graphene topography up to ~60% of wrinkling.
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Introduction
Control of graphene topography at nanoscale belongs to hot topics in condensed matter physics1,2 and numerous areas of applied research, such as strain engineering targeting graphene-based electronics3,4, sensing of mechanical fields and various kinds of molecules5,6,7,8,9 or development of novel biomedical platforms10,11. Opening of a band gap and its fine control via external physical parameters mirrored in the spatial distribution of the strain and doping still remains a challenging task and one of the most discussed issues in graphene-related research12,13,14,15. In spite of the fact, that the elastic properties of the graphene are mainly related to the Ļ bonds (responsible for rigidity of the structure), the strain also strongly affects the Ļ bonds enhancing the reactivity of the graphene as the Ļ-orbitals become destabilized16. Therefore local control of the graphene topography opens door to enhance chemical reactivity of the graphene with spatial selectivity at nanometer scale17.
The topography of graphene transferred on a substrate of interest is characteristic by network of topographic aberrations with a specific curvature, termed wrinkles. They form as a consequence of difference in thermal expansion of the graphene and substrate used for the growth, partial replication of the substrate topography18 or they can be induced during the transfer process itself19. Their formation is also connected with induction of shear strain resulting in specific changes of the electronic structure20. Consequently, the density and mobility of the charge carriers in wrinkles show significant difference with respect to the ideally flat graphene sheet2,21. Even the simplest corrugation leading to inhomogeneous strains (periodic array of ripples) causes formation of non-trivial gauge fields acting on the charge carriers1,2,22. On the other hand, the corrugations in the substrate induce stresses, which can give rise to mechanical instabilities and the formation of wrinkles22. Therefore strategies to control the graphene topography may simply profit from natural occurrence of wrinkles by sophisticated tuning of the wrinkling process itself.
The wrinkles in graphene can be induced in graphene transferred on elastic corrugated substrates23 or on substrates patterned with different nanoobjects24,25,26,27. The later approach using nanoparticles (NPs) seems to be rather promising; however the particles size must be comparable to the typical strain coherence length28,29. Moreover, extremely narrow particle size distribution is desirable to control the wrinkling mechanism efficiently.
In our work we focused on control of wrinkling of 1-LG with the help of strictly monodisperse NPs, which size is comparable to the characteristic strain coherence length in graphene on SiO2 substrate28,29. The 1-LG@NPs nanostructures with different level of wrinkling were obtained by transfer of the 1-LG grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on SiO2/Si substrate decorated with different concentration of 9ānm NPs (schematically shown in Fig. 1) and characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy with high resolution (HR SEM) and Raman micro-spectroscopy. The AFM data were processed in order to determine the relative area of the delaminated 1-LG, attributed to the crest of the wrinkles. The Raman spectra of 1-LG@NPs revealed the essential characteristics related to the modification of lattice and electronic structure, reflected in the peak parameters of the principal Raman active modes of 1-LG30,31,32,33,34. The spectra were further subjected to correlation analysis, which enabled evaluation of the doping and strain in the delaminated and flat (strictly speaking fraction with roughness comparable to the substrate) parts of the 1-LG. Finally, we put in context the results of AFM and Raman data analysis and obtained a general linear dependence between the delaminated area of the 1-LG and Raman intensity of the related subbands. This general correlation serves as essential proof of robust control of the wrinkling in the 1-LG@NPs nanostructures.
Using the methodology presented in Fig. 1, we succeeded in preparation of samples with NNPs ranging from 20 to ~500āNPs/Ī¼m2. Typical AFM and HR SEM images of the 1-LG@NPs samples are shown in Fig. 2; those of the NP-decorated substrates are included in Supplementary (Figure S3.1). The micrographs confirmed homogeneous distribution of the NPs on the substrates. Statistical analysis of the microscopic data provided the mean particle diameter (dNP), distance (dNP-NP) and surface density (NNPs), which were in excellent agreement with the values predicted by the simulation for most of the samples; the results are summarized in Table S3.1. The root-mean square roughness, Ļp and other important characteristic of the 1-LG@NPs samples, were derived from the AFM data (for details, see Ref. 35). Finally, the relative area of the delaminated 1-LG, Aw was obtained for each sample as a projected surface area of the wrinkles resolved by AFM with the help of statistical grain analysis and triangulation procedure35. The Aw is the important parameter used in generalized correlation of the AFM and Raman data as demonstrated further. We also observed that the Aw roughly scales with NNPs and 1/dNP-NP (Figure S3.3).
The key technique for analysis of the doping and strain of the 1-LG@NPs is the Raman spectroscopy. Typical Raman spectra within the G and Gā regions are shown in Fig. 2. The G mode shows a fine structure with a clear contributions of two subbands, while the Gā appears as asymmetric and rather broad band with complex inner structure. Considering the nature of our samples and appearance of the principal bands, the data were then analyzed as follows: the D and Dā modes were sufficiently described using a single pseudo-Voigt function, while the G and Gā modes were assumed as superposition of two pseudo-Voigt contributions. The two contributions recognized in the G and Gā are then termed as G1, G2 and Gā1, G2ā. Typical decomposition of the G and Gā band for all samples is shown in Fig. 2, representative fits of the D band can be found in Supplementary (Figure S1.1). As the inner structure of Gā mode of 1-LG on solid substrates is expected to be rather complex due to distribution of strain14,15,30, in the first attempt to analyze the profile a single pseudo-Voigt function with large FWHM was used; the admixture of the Gaussian component is assumed as the measure of Raman shift distribution within the probed region (given by the laser spot size). Due to the obvious asymmetry of the Gā peak, the simplified description was not sufficient (except for about half of the spectra in the most wrinkled sample - GNP3 which will be discussed later). The Gā band was decomposed to Gā1, G2ā in analogy with the G band, where the bimodal character is obvious and it is also expected to be of the similar origin.
Note that the Gā of the GNP3 (with the highest level of wrinkling) can be reasonably fitted by using a single pseudo-Voigt function with large FWHM (~45ācmā1), which reflects substantial roughness of the substrate36. However; keeping the same fitting model as in case of other samples, about 30% of the spectra can be successfully analyzed by the two components Gā1 and Gā2.
Representative maps of the refined values of the integral Raman intensity and Raman shift of the G1, G2, Gā1 and D modes are shown in Fig. 3 for the GNP3 sample, results for other samples are included in Supplementary, Figures S1.2āS1.6. Both parameters show very good homogeneity within the probed region suggesting that the spatial variation of the strain and doping due to formation of wrinkles occurs at much lower scale, which is comparable to the dimension of wrinkles and below dimensions of the laser spot. Median values of the Raman intensities of the G1, G2, Gā1 and G2ā modes were evaluated to be used for general correlation to the AFM data. Finally, median values of the other profile parameters corresponding to the particular bands were obtained and summarized in Table S1.2.
The doping (n) and strain (Īµ) related change of the Raman shift of the G and Gā modes was assessed by applying the correlation analysis proposed by Lee et al.28. Figure 4 represents the correlation diagram of the Raman shifts of the Gā and G components for all samples. The two sets of correlation pairs (G1, Gā1 and G2, Gā2) for each sample are plotted with the same color. The diagram can be decomposed to series of iso-strain (doping) and iso-doping (strain) lines; those for neutral and unstrained graphene intersect at point P0 (1582, 2637)ācmā1 and separate the correlation diagram to regions of allowed and physically irrelevant values. Each point in the correlation diagram can thus be described as a linear combination of the unit vectors corresponding to the strain, eĪµ and doping, en with the origin of P0.
The Raman shift of G (ĻG) and Gā (ĻGā) are highly sensitive to both n and Īµ with very different fractional variation, (ĪĻGā/ĪĻG) due to n and Īµ. For low charge carrier concentrations, the shift of ĻGā (ĪĻGā) as a function of n is negligible, compared to the change in ĻG (ĪĻG) and can be estimated within the iso-strain line. For biaxial strain, the slope of the iso-doping (strain) line was reported in the range 2.25ā2.838,39,40. In our samples, the 1-LG is transferred on substrate with artificial coarseness in scale of few nanometers. Since the strain coherence length can be also as small as a few nanometers for graphene on SiO2 substrates29, we obtain very different local strain contributions, which results in complex inner structure of the Gā mode (and its subbands Gā1 and Gā2) enveloped by the experimental curve. Although deeper analysis of the Gā is not possible with the available spatial resolution of Raman spectrometer, we can still assess the strain level within iso-doping line (slopeā~ā0.7) considering biaxial strain (slope of 2.45) and ĪĻGā about ā144ācmā1/1%39.
The doping can be then estimated from the ĪĻG within the iso-strain line (slopeā~ā2.45) using the formula proposed by Das et al.41. In our samples, hole doping is expected as suggested by numerous transport experiments carried out on 1-LG transferred on SiO2/Si substrate42.
In the correlation diagram, the G;Gā pairs group in two dominant regions labelled as G1;Gā1 and G2;Gā2. The data points of the G1;Gā1 pairs of the GNP1, GNP2, GNP5 and GNP6 samples with Aw up to ~20% coincide in almost a single symmetric spot matching the line of zero biaxial strain with doping about 1.3āĆā1013ācmā2. The data points of the GNP3 and GNP4 samples with high level of wrinkling (Awā~ā50%) show also a significant coincidence, however they shift to slightly lower values of ĻG and ĻGā suggesting moderate overall increase of strain (~ā0.06%) and net decrease of doping 1.2āĆā1013ācmā2.
Comparing the results of the samples with different level of delamination (schematically shown in Fig. 1), the former values of the doping (1.3āĆā1013ācmā2) suggest that major fraction of the 1-LG is in close contact with the substrate, while the latter show less doping (1.2āĆā1013ācmā2) due to considerably smaller area of contact of the 1-LG and the SiO2 substrate. The explanation is also coherent with the 1-LG@NPs topography obtained from the AFM data35.
In analogy to the behavior of the G1;Gā1 pairs, the data points of the G2;Gā2 pairs for the GNP1, GNP2, GNP5 and GNP6 samples with Aw up to ~20% coincide in almost a single symmetric spot matching the line of biaxial strain of about 0.19% with doping within the interval of 0.7āĆā1013ā1.1āĆā1013ācmā2. The data points of the GNP4 sample with high level of wrinkling (Awā~ā50%) again shift to slightly lower values of ĻG and ĻGā suggesting moderate increase of strain (~0.27%) with narrower distribution of doping (~1.1āĆā1013ācmā2).
Plotting finally the G2;Gā2 pairs of the GNP3 sample (obtained by two-component analysis of the Gā robust for about 30% of the spectra) in the correlation diagram, they again coincide with those of GNP4 as for the G1;Gā1 series. It suggests that the general behavior resolving between the 1-LG in contact or delaminated from the Si/SiO2 substrate, is not changed up to the highest wrinkling level. However, due to complex scenario of different strain contributions, especially for high wrinkling regime, the analysis of the Gā is not straightforward as that of the G band and therefore less suitable for construction of universal dependence of the wrinkling level on parameters obtained from Raman spectra.
As a final point, we subjected the results obtained by analysis of the AFM and Raman data to a general correlation as they represent two independent tools for portrayal of the 1-LG topography.
As suggested by the results of correlation analysis of the Raman spectra, the two components of the G and Gā modes can be attributed to different border cases: either to the 1-LG delaminated from the substrate (wrinkles) or 1-LG in contact with the Si/SiO2 substrate. The two regimes are much better resolved in the two subbands of the G mode considering clear difference in doping of the 1-LG. It should be noted that the two dissimilar contributions of the Gā also reflect the wrinkling to some extent. In this case, however, the Raman scattering probes two different fractions of the 1-LG; the 1-LG subjected to tension in between the substrate and NPs (corresponding to the Gā2) and 1-LG relaxed in wrinkles or moderately compressed (Gā1). Thus, the overall balance between the two subbands (Gā1 and Gā2) also reflects the level of wrinkling.
First, we plotted the relative Raman intensity of the G2 (I(G2)/I(G1)ā<ā1) against the parameters characterizing NP spatial distribution on the decorated substrates: NNPs and dNP-NP. The dependencies are shown in Fig. 5, left panel. The I(G2)/I(G1) decreases with dNP-NP as (36.2āĀ±ā4.9)āĆādā1 NP-NPā(0.02āĀ±ā0.06) and increases linearly with NNPs as (1.2āĀ±ā0.9) āĆā10ā3 NNPsā+ā(0.13āĀ±ā0.03). The obtained dependencies show rather clear sign of correlation of the delamination due to wrinkling (quantified by the relative intensity of the G2) and spatial distribution of NPs on the substrate.
In order to couple the amount of wrinkles quantified by the AFM to the parameters derived from the Raman spectra, we plotted the relative Raman intensity of the G2 (I(G2)/I(G1)ā<ā1) against the relative area of wrinkles attributed to the delaminated 1-LG (Aw), see Fig. 5, right panel. The data fall in a robust dependence, which can be described by a simple linear equation: I(G2)/I(G1)ā=ā(1.2āĀ±ā0.2)āĆā10ā2 Awā+ā(0.075āĀ±ā0.006). We are aware of the fact, that at very low wrinkling regime (Awā<ā5%), the G2 subband is hardly resolved and the dependence may deviate from the linear one as predicted theoretically37.
We also applied equivalent procedure to the Gā mode and observed a similar linear dependence, which can be expressed as I(Gā2)/I(Gā1)ā=ā(3.4āĀ±ā0.6) āĆā10ā3 Awā+ā0.103āĀ±ā0.015. The outlier (grey point in the graph) corresponds to the sample with the highest wrinkling level (GNP3) with complex inner structure of the Gā, which prevented application for the two-component analysis for all spectra in the mapped region. Therefore the universality of the I(G2)/I(G1) vs. Aw dependence suggest use of the G1 and G2 integral Raman intensities for reliable quantification of the 1-LG delamination associated with the level of wrinkling in our 1-LG@NPs samples. We note that the formation of agglomerates cannot be completely avoided. Nevertheless; the NP are coated by oleic acid and their concentration in dispersion is very low, which prevents formation of large agglomerates. Consequently, the samples contain predominantly individual particles, possible agglomerates are relatively small (few nanoparticles) and their size is similar for the different concentrations as can be observed on SEM Figures S3ā1. Furthermore, we actually correlate the projected area of the wrinkle (determined from AFM) with the Raman spectroscopy maps. The projected area of the wrinkle can be influenced by the agglomerates but this does not affect the conclusion of our work.
In summary, we have demonstrated that the amount of wrinkles in 1-LG grown by CVD can be easily controlled by monodisperse NPs, which size is comparable to the strain coherence length. The concentration of the NPs characterized by their average surface density and mean interparticle distance governs the amount of wrinkles created in the 1-LG, characterized by the relative area of the 1-LG corresponding to the delaminated 1-LG in crests of wrinkles, which was determined by advanced processing of the AFM data.
We addressed the doping and strain in 1-LG@NPs by Raman spectroscopy mapping, which enabled analysis of large set of data (900 spectra per sample), sufficiently underlying our conclusions. The Raman spectra exhibit fine structure of the G and Gā modes, which can be decomposed in two subbands. Applying the correlation analysis to the Raman shifts of the two components of the principal bands, the obtained data accumulates in two regions of the doping-strain diagram, suggesting presence of two distinct fractions, assigned to the two fractions of the 1-LG. The G1;Gā1 pairs, related to the 1-LG interacting with the substrate show significant doping (~1.3āĆā1013ācmā2) and a negligible tension, while the G2;Gā2 pairs correspond to lower doping (~1.1āĆā1013ācmā2), but larger tensile strain (~0.19ā0.27ā%) and they are attributed to the delaminated 1-LG.
The ratio of the integral intensities of the two subbands of both the G and the Gā increases linearly with the Aw. The general I(G2)/I(G1) vs. Aw curve is sufficiently robust within the investigated interval of wrinkling (Awā=ā6ā54%) and serves as a facile tool for quantification of the level of wrinkling in the 1-LG. In other words, the simple analysis of the integral Raman intensities of the two components of the G mode provides realistic value of the relative delaminated area of the 1-LG.
Our study thus demonstrated that the graphene topography can be both controlled and examined in a rather simple way, which provides a new impulse in strain-engineering of graphene-based nanodevices, site-specific enhancement of the graphene reactivity or investigation of fundamental phenomena related to local gauge fields.
Methods
The preparation of the 1-LG@NPs structures includes synthesis of the 1-LG by CVD and preparation of the NPs coated with oleic acid and dispersed in hexane at proper dilution. The final nanostructure is obtained by transfer of the 1-LG on a SiO2(300ānm)/Si substrate decorated with the NPs. The whole procedure is schematically shown in Fig. 1.
The graphene samples (left panel in Fig. 1) were synthesized using CVD as reported previously. In brief: the Cu foil was heated to 1000āĀ°C and annealed for 20āmin under flowing H2 (50 sccm). Then the foil was exposed to 12CH4 for 20āmin. leaving hydrogen gas on with the same flow rate. The etching of the top layers was realized by switching off the methane and leaving on the hydrogen gas for additional 1ā20āmin. at 1000āĀ°C. Finally the substrate was cooled down quickly under H2.
Monodisperse NPs of iron oxide covered with oleic acid were obtained by decomposition of iron oleate complex in 1-octadecene under inert atmosphere43. The real particle size (obtained from the transmission electron microscopy, right panel in Fig. 1) was 9.0āĀ±ā0.5ānm (polydispersity index, P.I.ā=ā0.06). Magnetic characterization (see Supplementary, section S2) suggested that the obtained NPs are Ī³-Fe2O3 with very good crystallinity. The NPs were re-dispersed in hexane (Sigma Aldrich, 95% anhydrous) and their concentration was adjusted to 5.0āĀ±ā0.5āmmol Fe/ml.
The initial dispersion was diluted with pure hexane in order to achieve a representative scale of NP concentration on the substrate. 30ā50āĪ¼l of the adjusted dispersion was spin-coated on the 1ācm2 SiO2/Si substrate and spun in the spin-coater for 50ās at 2500ārpm. Then the decorated substrates were dried during subsequent 15ās spinning at 300ārpm. The optimum concentration of the NPs was achieved for the mixture of 103ā104āĪ¼l hexane with 1āĪ¼l of the initial dispersion (the distribution of the NPs on the substrate was investigated by atomic force microscopy for the dilution range with hexane of 101ā105āĪ¼l). The samples with ratios: 1 : 103; 1 : 1.43.103; 1 : 2.103; 1 : 3.3.103; and 1 : 104 were used for preparation of the final nanostructures. The samples denoted GNP1-GNP6 have concentration of 77āĀ±ā5, 77āĀ±ā5, 454āĀ±ā45, 438āĀ±ā44, 20āĀ±ā3, 134āĀ±ā8 NPs/Ī¼m2, respectively.
The substrates decorated with NP at optimum concentration were annealed for 15āminutes at 300āĀ°C in air to fully carbonize the oleic acid coating (confirmed by XPS). This ensured robust fixing of the NPs on the substrate as tested mechanically by AFM. Finally, the as-grown 1-LG was subsequently transferred on the SiO2/Si substrate with the fixed NPs using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), according to reproducible procedures reported previously. Final heat treatment of the samples was carried out at 300āĀ°C in O2 atmosphere.
The AFM images (size of 25āĪ¼m2) were captured at ambient conditions in the standard tapping mode with the Veeco Multimode V microscope equipped with the JV scanner, with the resolution of 1024 lines and the scan rate of 0.8āHz. Fresh RFESP probe (kā=ā3āN/m, f0ā=ā75ākHz, nominal tip radiusā=ā8ānm) by Bruker was used for each sample, preserving the wear of the tip comparable.
Alternatively, the samples were studied by the high resolution scanning electron microscope (HR SEM) Tescan Mira 3 LMH with the accelerating potential of 15ākV in 5āĆā104ā15āĆā104 magnification.
Both the AFM and HR SEM images were processed in order to reveal the dNP, distance dNP-NP and NNPs, which were compared to the expected values determined by a simple simulation of random distribution of the NPs on flat substrate carried out in the MATLAB network.
The AFM images were further subjected to advanced analysis with the help of Gwyddion software44. The values of Ļp of the bare substrates, decorated substrates, smooth and delaminated parts of the 1-LG were determined. The value of the relative area attributed to delaminated 1-LG, Aw was finally extracted for each image. Complete description of the procedure can be found in the recent work of Pacakova et al.35.
The Raman spectra were acquired by a LabRam HR spectrometer (Horiba Jobin-Yvon) using 633ānm He/Ne excitation. The spectral resolution was about 1ācmā1. The spectrometer was interfaced to a microscope (Olympus, 100āĆāobjectives) so the spot size was about 1āĪ¼m2. The typical laser power measured at the sample was about 1āmW. The Raman maps (size of 30āĆā30āĪ¼m2) were recorded with step of 1āĪ¼m. All bands were fitted either as a single pseudo-Voigt functions, Ī©(I, Ļ) or their superposition; for explicit form of the relation, see part S.4 in Supplementary. The Raman maps (containing typically 900 spectra) were analysed using custom made routine in Octave enabling automated fitting in batches and setting of relevant constrains between the parameters.
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How to cite this article: Vejpravova, J. et al. Graphene wrinkling induced by monodisperse nanoparticles: facile control and quantification. Sci. Rep. 5, 15061; doi: 10.1038/srep15061 (2015).
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (ERC-CZ: LL1301) and Czech Science Foundation (15-01953S). We gratefully acknowledge M.P. Morales for providing the monodisperse nanoparticles, prepared within the project MULTIFUN (7RP-262943 and 7E12057). B.P. acknowledges Grant Agency of Charles University (GAUK, no. 1302313).
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M.K. and J.V. conceived and designed the experiments. M.K. carried out sample preparation and Raman experiments. B.P. and V.V. performed the AFM experiments, B.P. analyzed the AFM data. A.M. performed magnetic and SEM measurements and analyzed the data. J.E. and J.V. developed the routine for analysis of Raman maps, J.V. and T.V. analyzed the Raman data. J.V., M.K. and O.F. interpreted the results. J.V. and M.K. co-wrote the manuscript. All authors commented on the manuscript.
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Vejpravova, J., Pacakova, B., Endres, J. et al. Graphene wrinkling induced by monodisperse nanoparticles: facile control and quantification. Sci Rep 5, 15061 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep15061
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