Manipulation of fullerene molecules in graphene films

• Project/Area Number: 24656039
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Thin film/Surface and interfacial physical properties
• Research Institution: Toyota Technological Institute
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIMURA Masamichi 豊田工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (40220743)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
• Keywords: グラフェン / フラーレン / ベアリング / 摩擦 / 化学気相成長 / プローブ顕微鏡

Research Abstract

A composite structure consisting of graphene layers and fullerene molecules is fabricated and their mechanical properties are investigated by scanning probe microscopy (SPM). A large size of graphene (~0.5 mm) has been synthesized by controlling the substrate morphology as well as the density of nuclei using a custom-made chemical vapor deposition apparatus. Monolayer fullerene films are successfully grown and the surface is characterized by friction force microscopy. It was found that the fullerene layers show lower friction than the graphite surface. The clean transfer method enables us to fabricate graphene/fullerene/graphene model structure for the development of nano-manipulation in the nano-space sandwiched between graphenes.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Effect of catalytic metals of various elements on synthesis of graphite-capped, vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays (2014)
  • Author(s): Yuki Matsuoka and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Volume: 53 Issue: 4 Pages: 045501-045501
  • DOI: 10.7567/jjap.53.045501
  • NAID: 210000143530
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Focused Ion Beam as a Tool for Graphene Technology: Structural Study of Processing Sequence by Electron Microscopy (2014)
  • Author(s): Gemma Rius, Amir H. Tavabi, Narcis Mestres, Osamu Eryu, Takayoshi Tanji, Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Volume: 53 Issue: 2S Pages: 02BC22-02BC22
  • DOI: 10.7567/jjap.53.02bc22
  • NAID: 210000143370
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effect of solid-state polymerization on crystal morphology of a type of polydiacetylene single crystal (2014)
  • Author(s): S. Jo, S. Suzuki and M. Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: THIN SOLID FILMS Volume: 554 Pages: 154-157
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.05.055
• [Journal Article] Nondegradative Dielectric Coating on Graphene by Thermal Evaporation of SiO (2013)
  • Author(s): Seiya Suzuki, Chien-Chung Lee, Takashi Nagamori, Thomas R. Schibli, and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Volume: 52 Issue: 12R Pages: 125102-125102
  • DOI: 10.7567/jjap.52.125102
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Thermal Transformation of Carbon Hybrid Materials to Graphene Films (2013)
  • Author(s): R. Tiwari, M. Ishihara, J. N. Tiwari, M. Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces Volume: 5 Issue: 14 Pages: 6522-6526
  • DOI: 10.1021/am401805u
• [Journal Article] Flame-annealing assisted synthesis of graphene films from adamantane (2012)
  • Author(s): Rajanish N. Tiwari, M. Ishihara, Jitendra N. Tiwari and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: J. Mater. Chem. Volume: 22 Issue: 30 Pages: 15031-15036
  • DOI: 10.1039/c2jm32493h
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Transformation of polymer to graphene films at partially low temperature (2012)
  • Author(s): Rajanish N. Tiwari, M. Ishihara, Jitendra N. Tiwari and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: Polym. Chem. Volume: 3 Issue: 10 Pages: 2712-2715
  • DOI: 10.1039/c2py20448g
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Synthesis of Patterned Nanographene on Insulators from Focused Ion Beam Induced Deposition of Carbon (2012)
  • Author(s): G. Rius, N. Mestres, M. Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology Volume: B30 Issue: 3
  • DOI: 10.1116/1.4709419
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Nucleation Suppression in CVD Growth of Graphene on Cu by High Pressure Pre-annealing (2013)
  • Author(s): S. Seiya, T. Nagamori, Y. Matsuoka, M. Yoshimura
  • Organizer: 2013 MRS Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Boston, US
  • Year and Date: 2013-12-03
• [Presentation] Controlled synthesis of large-area and uniform graphene film under low vacuum using rapid thermal annealing (2013)
  • Author(s): Duc Dung Nguyen and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Organizer: 2013 MRS Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Boston, US
  • Year and Date: 2013-12-03
• [Presentation] 表面偏析およびCVD法によるグラフェンの合成 (2013)
  • Author(s): 吉村雅満
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会2013年秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 徳島大
  • Year and Date: 2013-09-25
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Sub-millimeter-sized single crystal graphene grown by atmospheric chemical vapor deposition (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Nagamori, S. Suzuki, Y. Matsuoka, M. Yoshimura
  • Organizer: ACSIN-12 & ICSPM21
  • Place of Presentation: Tsukuba, Japa
  • Year and Date: 2013-09-06
• [Presentation] Rapid growth of large-area and uniform graphene films via low-vacuum thermal annealing (2013)
  • Author(s): Duc Dung Nguyen and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Organizer: The 5^<th> international Conference on Recent Progress in Graphene Research
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo, Japa
• [Presentation] Rapid growth of large-area and uniform graphene films via low-vacuum thermal annealing (2013)
  • Author(s): Duc Dung Nguyen and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Organizer: The 5th international Conference on Recent Progress in Graphene Research 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo
• [Presentation] 表面偏析およびCVD法によるグラフェンの合成 (2013)
  • Author(s): 吉村雅満
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会 2013年秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 徳島大学
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Nucleation Suppression in CVD Growth of Graphene on Cu by High Pressure Pre-Annealing (2013)
  • Author(s): Seiya Suzuki ,Takashi Nagamori ,Yuki Matsuoka ,Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Organizer: 2013 MRS Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Boston, USA
• [Presentation] Sub-Millimeter-Sized Single-Crystal Graphene Grown by Atmospheric Chemical Vapor Deposition (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Nagamori, S. Suzuki, Y. Matsuoka and M. Yoshimura
  • Organizer: ACSIN-12 & ICSPM21
  • Place of Presentation: Tsukuba, Japan
• [Presentation] A green approach to the synthesis of graphene from different carbon sources (2012)
  • Author(s): R. Tiwari and M. Yoshimura
  • Organizer: International Conference on Nanoscience + Technology (ICN+T2012)
  • Place of Presentation: Paris, France
• [Presentation] Thermal transformation of polymer to graphene films at partially low temperature (2012)
  • Author(s): Rajanish N. Tiwari, M. Ishihara, and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Organizer: The 10th Japan-Russia Seminar on Semiconductor Surfaces
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo, Japan
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.toyota-ti.ac.jp/Lab/Zairyo/surface/