Abstract
Graphene is known as an atomically thin, transparent, highly electrically and thermally conductive, light-weight, and the strongest 2D material. We investigate disruptive application of graphene as a target of laser-driven ion acceleration. We develop large-area suspended graphene (LSG) and by transferring graphene layer by layer we control the thickness with precision down to a single atomic layer. Direct irradiations of the LSG targets generate MeV protons and carbons from sub-relativistic to relativistic laser intensities from low contrast to high contrast conditions without plasma mirror, evidently showing the durability of graphene.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2346 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Feb 2022 |
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