Characterization of contact properties at interface between metal and
graphene up to 15 GHz.
Abstract
The contact properties between metal and monolayer chemical vapor
deposition (CVD) graphene were investigated, and coplanar waveguides
(CPWs) composed of CVD graphene-based signal lines and Au-based ground
lines were fabricated. The reflection coefficients of the CPWs were
experimentally measured from 1 to 15 GHz. The contact properties were
represented using the equivalent circuit model, which consists of
paralell contact resistance Rc and paralell
contact capacitance Cc. The calculated reflection
coefficients of the model nearly agreed with the measured ones, which
indicated that this model is suitable for analyzing the contact
properties between metal and graphene up to 15 GHz. Bacause the
impedance of Cc (|1/(ωCc
)| = 4.8×10-3 Ω) is four orders of magnitude
lower than that of Rc (50 Ω) at 15 GHz, the
current flow is more capacitive and efficient than that in the DC band.
The ratio of power consumption and power storage in the microwave band
to the total power consumption in the DC band decreased with increasing
frequency and incresing Cc. Therefore, higher
Cc is preferable in designing microwave devices
with a metal/graphene-based feeding structure, such as antennas and
transmission lines.