Hauge, Robert H.Smalley, Richard E.2018-12-032018-12-032006Nicholas, Nolan Walker. "Templated growth of graphene: A novel method for efficient graphene synthesis." (2006) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103715">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103715</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103715A novel templated growth process for graphene structures is proposed and demonstrated. Extended, pristine sheets of graphene can be synthesized by additively reacting carbon into a pre-existing graphene sheet which is on a templating substrate through a CVD type process termed "van der Waals templating". Finding a technologically viable synthesis method for planar graphene has recently become of significant interest with the recent recognition of its unusual electronic properties. Various morphological growth patterns such as "pacman" structures and rounded corners are observed which elucidate interesting features of this growth mechanism, linear sheet growths on the order of 150 nm have been produced.22 ppengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Materials scienceApplied sciencesThesis305290224THESIS PHYS. 2007 NICHOLAS