Research Article

Influence of the Total Gas Flow at Different Reaction Times for CVD-Graphene Synthesis on Polycrystalline Nickel

Table 2

Raman spectroscopy parameters and percentage of each type of graphene.

Total gas flow (NmL/min)Type of graphene%//FWHMG Raman shift
(cm−1)
2D Raman
shift
(cm−1)
Thickness value

130MONOLAYER76.90.0152.53215802703781
BILAYER11.40.0161.44715802699
FEW-LAYER11.60.0060.66315802707
MULTILAYER0.10.0070.57415812708

100MONOLAYER78.50.0321.55615812699798
BILAYER11.40.0021.05815802703
FEW-LAYER9.90.0020.56915812711
MULTILAYER0.20.0060.57915802708

80MONOLAYER80.20.0753.74215802699810
BILAYER8.40.0192.14715802714
FEW-LAYER11.10.0050.57115802713
MULTILAYER0.30.0060.47415802711

(Synthesis conditions: 980°C, 1 min reaction time, CH4/H2 = 0.07 v/v, and 80–130 NmL (CH4 + H2)/min).