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    Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure that was experimentally discovered 6 years ago. It has attracted attention due to its significant electrical and mechanical properties. Optically, graphene absorbs photons between the visible and infrared range and has one of the largest interband transition strengths among materials. Optical microscopy is commonly used to locate graphene on substrates in combination with Raman spectroscopy. Transparency of graphene depends only on the fine structure constant. Promising optoelectronic applications include use as a transparent conducting film for flexible electronics and solar cells. However, fabrication methods have limited graphene size and quality needed for devices. Recent chemical vapor deposition synthesis of large area monolayer graphene films and transfer to flexible substrates demonstrated

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    Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure that was experimentally discovered 6 years ago. It has attracted attention due to its significant electrical and mechanical properties. Optically, graphene absorbs photons between the visible and infrared range and has one of the largest interband transition strengths among materials. Optical microscopy is commonly used to locate graphene on substrates in combination with Raman spectroscopy. Transparency of graphene depends only on the fine structure constant. Promising optoelectronic applications include use as a transparent conducting film for flexible electronics and solar cells. However, fabrication methods have limited graphene size and quality needed for devices. Recent chemical vapor deposition synthesis of large area monolayer graphene films and transfer to flexible substrates demonstrated

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    GRAPHENE: FABRICATION AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES

    Harri Lipsanen Department of Micro and Nanosciences, Aalto University Micronova, Tietotie 3, FI-02150 Espoo, Finland email: [email protected]

    Graphene is a single atomic layer (or a few layers) of carbon atoms arranged on a two-dimensional hexagonal honeycomb structure. Although graphene was discovered experimentally just 6 years ago [1] the material has attracted great attention especially due to its significant electrical and mechanical properties. The optical properties of graphene are as well fascinating. An atomic layer thick material absorbs photons between the visible and infrared wavelengths, and the interband transition strength is one of the largest among all materials. Optical microscopy is the most important method to locate and identify graphene on a substrate, often in combination with Raman spectroscopy. The contrast between graphene and the substrate is the crucial factor for optical graphene identification. Interestingly the transparency of graphene depends only on the fundamental property, the fine structure constant. Nevertheless, many new optical and optoelectronics applications of graphene have been reported. One of the most promising optoelectronic applications of graphene is probably its use as a transparent conducting film e.g. for flexible electronics and solar cells. High conductivity, transparency and stability may facilitate graphene to challenge the existing ITO based films. However, the lack of good fabrication method has limited the size and material quality of graphene needed for practical electronic and photonic devices. A very recent work on chemical vapour deposition (CVD) synthesis of ultra-large area monolayer graphene films and roll-based layer-bylayer transfer onto flexible substrates demonstrated excellent large-area film quality [2]. Ultrafast photodetectors made from single- and few-layer graphene have been demonstrated [3]. The devices showed high bandwidth, very wide wavelength detection range, zero dark current operation, good internal quantum efficiency and ease of fabrication. In spite of being zero bandgap semiconductor graphene also shows wavelength-independent saturable absorption [4]. Thus it is possible to use graphene to make a wideband saturable absorber for laser mode locking. [1] K.S. Novoselov et al., Science 306 (2004) 666 [2] S. Bae et al., http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.5485v3 (March 16, 2010) [3] F.N. Xia et al., Nature Nanotechnology, 4 (2009) 839 [4] Q. L. Bao et al., Advanced Functional Materials, 19 (2009) 3077

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