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Open-Source Automated Chemical Vapor Deposition System For The Production Of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials, Lizandra Williams-Godwin, Dale Brown, Richard Livingston, Tyler Webb, Lynn Karriem, Elton Graugnard, David Estrada

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The study of two- dimensional (2D) materials is a rapidly growing area within nanomaterials research. However, the high equipment costs, which include the processing systems necessary for creating these materials, can be a barrier to entry for some researchers interested in studying these novel materials. Such process systems include those used for chemical vapor deposition, a preferred method for making these materials. To address this challenge, this article presents the first open-source design for an automated chemical vapor deposition system that can be built for less than a third of the cost for a comparable commercial system. The materials and …