Abstract
The large-scale controlled synthesis of high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene are the basis of high-performance carbon-based electronic and photoelectric devices. With the rapid development of synthesis and characterization techniques, great achievements have been made in understanding the nucleation and growth mechanisms of SWCNTs and graphene, thereby promoting the development of the selective synthesis of specific SWCNTs and large-area graphene. Since carbon-based photoelectric devices in this book are mainly fabricated using SWCNTs and graphene, we mainly introduce the synthesis of SWCNTs and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) graphene in this chapter. The recent advances in the controlled synthesis of SWCNTs will be highlighted. And then, the main achievements in the CVD growth of graphene will be summarized. Finally, the current challenges will also be summarized and further perspectives are given.