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Understanding of the Mechanism for Laser Ablation-Assisted Patterning of Graphene/ITO Double Layers: Role of Effective Thermal Energy Transfer

Authors
Ryu, Hyung SeokKim, Hong-SeokKim, DaeyoonLee, Sang JunChoi, WonjoonKwon, Sang JikHan, Jae-HeeCho, Eou-Sik
Issue Date
9월-2020
Publisher
MDPI
Keywords
graphene; ITO; laser ablation; thermal-energy transfer; temperature distribution; Raman spectroscopy
Citation
MICROMACHINES, v.11, no.9
Indexed
SCIE
SCOPUS
Journal Title
MICROMACHINES
Volume
11
Number
9
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/53670
DOI
10.3390/mi11090821
ISSN
2072-666X
Abstract
Demand for the fabrication of high-performance, transparent electronic devices with improved electronic and mechanical properties is significantly increasing for various applications. In this context, it is essential to develop highly transparent and conductive electrodes for the realization of such devices. To this end, in this work, a chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-grown graphene was transferred to both glass and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates that had been pre-coated with an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer and then subsequently patterned by using a laser-ablation method for a low-cost, simple, and high-throughput process. A comparison of the results of the laser ablation of such a graphene/ITO double layer with those of the ITO single-layered films reveals that a larger amount of effective thermal energy of the laser used is transferred in the lateral direction along the graphene upper layer in the graphene/ITO double-layered structure, attributable to the high thermal conductivity of graphene. The transferred thermal energy is expected to melt and evaporate the lower ITO layer at a relatively lower threshold energy of laser ablation. The transient analysis of the temperature profiles indicates that the graphene layers can act as both an effective thermal diffuser and converter for the planar heat transfer. Raman spectroscopy was used to investigate the graphite peak on the ITO layer where the graphene upper layer was selectively removed because of the incomplete heating and removal process for the ITO layer by the laterally transferred effective thermal energy of the laser beam. Our approach could have broad implications for designing highly transparent and conductive electrodes as well as a new way of nanoscale patterning for other optoelectronic-device applications using laser-ablation methods.
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