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Synthesis Of Graphene Using Plasma Etching And Atmospheric Pressure Annealing: Process And Sensor Development, Andrew Robert Graves Jan 2020

Synthesis Of Graphene Using Plasma Etching And Atmospheric Pressure Annealing: Process And Sensor Development, Andrew Robert Graves

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Having been theorized in 1947, it was not until 2004 that graphene was first isolated. In the years since its isolation, graphene has been the subject of intense, world-wide study due to its incredibly diverse array of useful properties. Even though many billions of dollars have been spent on its development, graphene has yet to break out of the laboratory and penetrate mainstream industrial applications markets. This is because graphene faces a ‘grand challenge.’ Simply put, there is currently no method of manufacturing high-quality graphene on the industrial scale. This grand challenge looms particularly large for electronic applications where the …


Bulk Heterojunction Photodiode: To Detect The Whole Visible Spectrum, Shahino Mah Abdullah Feb 2013

Bulk Heterojunction Photodiode: To Detect The Whole Visible Spectrum, Shahino Mah Abdullah

Shahino Mah Abdullah

In this paper, we report an organic bulk heterojunction photo-sensor that has been fabricated by using a composite of a polymer material poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) and a dye material vanadyl-phthalocyanine (VOPcPhO). The UV–Vis spectrum shows that this composite exhibits a broad absorption over the whole visible range. The photoluminescence (PL) spectra of P3HT and VOPcPhO blend have been studied to optimize the ratio of P3HT and VOPcPhO. The photo-sensitivity has been investigated under different applied voltages in reverse direction. The photoconductivity sensitivity value has been calculated as 5.65 × 102 Sm/W. The photo-responsivity of the sensor has been investigated under 100 …