Growth Dynamics of Single-Layer Graphene on Epitaxial Cu Surfaces

The growth of single-layer graphene on Cu metal by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a versatile method for synthesizing high-quality, large-area graphene. It is known that high CVD temperatures, close to the Cu melting temperature (1083 °C), are effective for the growth of large graphene domains, but the growth dynamics of graphene over the high-temperature Cu surface is not clearly understood. We investigated the surface dynamics of the...