A symmetrical bi-electrode electrochemical technique for high-efficiency transfer of CVD-grown graphene

Graphene transfer is a critical process in the journey from CVD-grown graphene to device application. The current transfer techniques use a chemical-etching method to oxidize the metal catalyst, which is heavily time-consuming and involves a high material cost. In this study, a highly efficient symmetrical bi-electrode technique has been developed to simultaneously delaminate the CVD-grown graphene from the metal catalyst at both the anode and cathode of the electrolytic cell. Raman spectra, UV-visible transmittance, and four-probe measurements confirm that this transfer process is nondestructive and can produce similar electrical properties to those produced by the conventional metal-etching transfer method. This bi-electrode transfer technique possesses the advantages of high efficiency, recyclable use of metal catalyst, and high electrical conductivity, and it can be potentially applied for industrial applications.