Sains Malaysiana 52(10)(2023): 2955-2970

http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2023-5210-17

 

Effects of High-Energy Electron Beam Irradiation on the Structure, Composition and Morphological Properties of Graphene Nanoplatelet Films

(Kesan Penyinaran Rasuk Elektron Bertenaga Tinggi pada Struktur, Komposisi dan Sifat Morfologi Filem Nanoplatelet Grafin)

 

NURUL HIDAYAH MOHAMAD NOR1,2,*, NUR AFIRA ANUAR1, NOOR AZRINA TALIK1, WAN AHMAD TAJUDDIN WAN ABDULLAH2, KRITSADA KITTIMANAPUN3, HIDEKI NAKAJIMA3, NARONG CHANLEK3, MOHD FAKHARUL ZAMAN RAJA YAHYA4 & BOON TONG GOH1

 

1Low Dimensional Material Research Centre, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2National Centre for Particle Physics, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

3Synchrotron Light Research Institute, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand

4Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

 

Diserahkan: 18 Ogos 2023/Diterima: 21 September 2023

 

Abstract

This work demonstrated the effects of 1.2 GeV high-energy electron beam irradiation on a few-layers of graphene (FLG) and multi-layer graphene (MLG) films grown via an in-house hot wire chemical vapour deposition (HWCVD) system. The FLG and MLG films were grown on highly doped n-type c-Si (100) substrates which were pre-treated using argon plasma (50 W) for 1 min and 10 min, respectively. The as-prepared samples were then irradiated using a 1.2 GeV high-energy electron beam with a dosage of 1.2 × 109 e-/cm2 at atmospheric and room temperature ambient conditions. The effects of the irradiation-mediated defects on the carbon lattice structure of both graphene samples were validated from the decreased sp2 C=C carbon content, and the increase in the adventitious carbon contamination C-O-C content. Raman results showed an elevation of the ID/IG ratio and blue-shift of the 2D and G band peaks for both the irradiated samples, which validated the mediated defects due to the dislocation of carbon atoms in the graphene sheets. The blue-shifted of 2D and G peaks were much more significant in the MLG than FLG which may indicate a better self-reconstructing property for the MLG atomic network, compared to the FLG. The stability of the films against high-energy electron beam irradiation was validated by their conductivity and surface topography. In conclusion, HWCVD grown graphene nanoplatelet films have high potential for graphene-based high-energy charged particle detectors.

 

Keywords: Graphene; high-energy electron beam; HWCVD; nanoplatelets; radiation tolerance

 

Abstrak

Kajian ini menunjukkan kesan penyinaran radiasi elektron bertenaga tinggi 1.2 GeV pada beberapa lapisan grafin (FLG) dan berbilang lapisan grafin (MLG) yang dihasilkan melalui kaedah wayar panas pemendapan wap kimia (HWCVD). Filem FLG dan MLG dihasilkan pada permukaan substrat c-Si (100) jenis-n berdop tinggi yang telah dirawat terlebih dahulu menggunakan plasma argon (50 W) selama 1 minit dan 10 minit. Sampel yang telah disediakan kemudiannya disinari menggunakan radiasi elektron bertenaga tinggi 1.2 GeV dengan dos 1.2 × 109 e-/cm2 pada keadaan atmosfera dan suhu bilik. Kesan radiasi dalam menghasilkan kecacatan pada struktur kekisi karbon kedua-dua sampel grafin telah disahkan daripada pengurangan kandungan karbon sp2 C=C serta peningkatan kandungan kontaminasi karbon adventif C-O-C. Analisis Raman menunjukkan peningkatan nisbah ID/IG dan anjakan-biru bagi puncak jalur 2D dan G untuk kedua-dua sampel yang disinari, yang mengesahkan kecacatan pengantara disebabkan oleh kehelan atom karbon dalam helaian grafin. Anjakan-biru puncak 2D dan G adalah lebih ketara dalam MLG berbanding FLG yang mungkin menunjukkan sifat membina semula diri yang lebih baik untuk rangkaian atom MLG, berbanding FLG. Kestabilan filem terhadap penyinaran radiasi elektron bertenaga tinggi telah disahkan oleh kekonduksian dan topografi permukaannya. Kesimpulannya, filem nanoplatelet grafin yang dihasilkan menggunakan kaedah HWCVD ini mempunyai potensi tinggi untuk menghasilkan pengesan zarah bercas tenaga tinggi berasaskan grafin.

 

Kata kunci: Grafin; HWCVD; nanoplatelet; sinaran elektron bertenaga tinggi; toleransi radiasi

 

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