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. 2018 Aug 29;19(1):613–648. doi: 10.1080/14686996.2018.1494493

Table 2.

Summary of several approaches for defects modulation in graphene crystals.

Approaches Key Content Substrate Induced Disorders Refs.
Particle Irradiation Ar+ ions Bilayer graphene Interstitials and vacancies [326]
Ar+ ions SiO2-supported monolayer graphene Vacancies and substitutional
Impurities
[336]
α-beams
(He2+)
Monolayer graphene Vacancies, C = O and C–OO bonds [327]
Electrons Monolayer CVD graphene Vacancies, complex closed-loop defects, and dislocation pairs [328]
Electrons Mechanically exfoliated monolayer graphene Polygons and low-energy multivacancy [339]
Thermal Annealing ~ 200 °C CVD graphene sp3 defects and partially formed radical sites [329]
500–1000 °C rGO Free radicals and oxygen groups [330]
Chemical Reaction CO and NO molecules Monolayer graphene after irradiation SV and N-doping [331]
Fluorinated maleimide molecules and a toluene solution Monolayer and bilayer epitaxial graphene sp3-defects and standing-wave
patterns
[332]
NH3 plasma Polycrystalline
graphene
Pyridine-like N, pyrrolelike
N, and nitrites (NOx)
[347]
Strain Treatment Uniaxial strain Polycrystalline graphene Lattice distortion, Grain boundaries [333]
Shear strain CVD graphene Wrinkles, transverse conducting channels and grain boundaries [334]