Versatile Carbon Hybrid Films Composed of Vertical Carbon Nanotubes Grown on Mechanically Compliant Graphene Films

Abstract

A hybrid system with vertical carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on reduced graphene films composed of overlapping and reduced graphene oxide platelets is reported. Such carbon hybrid films have excellent flexibility and stretchability (see image), can be readily transferred to any substrate including nonplanar surfaces, and were found to have Ohmic electrical contacts throughout all junctions in the CNT/metal-catalyst/graphene-film system. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.