Growth of high-quality graphene by alcohol CVD method

Acknowledgements With the utmost gratitude I would like to thank my supervising professor, Shigeo Maruyama, for his persistent support, and enduring guidance during the past three years. His enthusiasm in education and research, along with his experience and knowledge has led me to become a full-fledged researcher. His inspiring encouragement and insightful advice brought me to success. I feel very fortunate to have him as my supervisor, and the precious experiences will be irreplaceable assets in my life. I would like to thank Professor Shohei Chiashi for his motivating advices. His insightful teaching has greatly expanded my interest and enriched my knowledge. I express my appreciation to Doctor Pei Zhao and Doctor Rong Xiang for their guidance as senior members of our group. Their experience and attitude toward research help me to establish my own position and interest in the field of graphene growth. I owe deep thanks to all the other members in the Maruyama-Chiashi laboratory for being dependable and supportive, and all the friends in Shiomi laboratory for sharing opinions and knowledge. I would like to thank the Global COE program and the SEUT program for their multiple financial supports. Lastly, I would like to give my special thanks to my parents and fiancée for their support, understanding and love. 3.1 The basic CVD growth and transfer procedures that we apply in our experiments………………………………………………………………………..34