Ion irradiation induced structural and electrical transition in graphene

J Chem Phys. 2010 Dec 21;133(23):234703. doi: 10.1063/1.3518979.

Abstract

The relationship between the electrical properties and structure evolution of single layer graphene was studied by gradually introducing the gallium ion irradiation. Raman spectrums show a structural transition from nano-crystalline graphene to amorphous carbon as escalating the degree of disorder of the graphene sample, which is in correspondence with the electrical transition from a Boltzmann diffusion transport to a carrier hopping transport. The results show a controllable method to tune the properties of graphene.