We show that by using an original method, bulk graphite can be bonded onto borosilicate glass or potentially any insulating substrate with ionic conductivity and then cleaved off to leave single or few layer graphene on the substrate, identified optically and with Raman spectroscopy. This simple, inexpensive and fast method leads to the preparation of large area graphene and single or few-layer films of layered materials in general. We have prepared mm size few-layer graphene samples and also measured I-V characteristics in a FET. This opens up perspectives both for fundamental research as well as for applications.
@article{arxiv.0903.5155,
title = {Graphene made easy: high quality, large-area samples},
author = {Abhay Shukla and Rakesh Kumar and Javed Mazher and Adrian Balan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.5155},
year = {2009}
}
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11 pages, 4 figures,Solid State Communications, In press