Issue 52, 2016, Issue in Progress

Electrical characterization and conductivity optimization of laser reduced graphene oxide on insulator using point-contact methods

Abstract

The present work is focused on the electrical characterization of laser-assisted reduced graphene oxide by point-contact techniques. The aim is twofold: firstly, the careful investigation of in-line two and four point-contact techniques applied to macroscopic samples of reduced graphene oxide. The combination of both methods has shed light on the role of the point-contact when extracting the intrinsic resistivity of the material. Secondly, once the measurement protocol is well understood, it is applied to improve the conductivity of the samples by the adjustment of the initial colloid concentration and the photothermal power intensity used for the reduction. The final optimized samples present promising conductivity, comparable to that of large graphene sheets obtained by chemical vapor deposition methods.

Graphical abstract: Electrical characterization and conductivity optimization of laser reduced graphene oxide on insulator using point-contact methods

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Feb 2016
Accepted
27 Apr 2016
First published
28 Apr 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 46231-46237

Electrical characterization and conductivity optimization of laser reduced graphene oxide on insulator using point-contact methods

C. Marquez, N. Rodriguez, R. Ruiz and F. Gamiz, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 46231 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA03630A

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