ABSTRACT
A newly developed family member of carbon materials, graphene is the main building block of graphitic materials and of all carbon forms. Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, has fascinated researchers with their remarkable and unique physicochemical properties like high mechanical, thermal, electrical and optical stability. Recent developments in graphene research has focused upon the growth and synthesis of graphene using solution processes such as high temperature chemical vapor deposition and solid growth methods. There are many methods available for graphene synthesis like exfoliation, chemical reduction of graphene oxide, CVD and micro-mechanical cleavage. However, for technological applications, large area and scalable graphene must be synthesized. In the present work, we emphasize on the CVD method for the synthesis of graphene nanosheets using different states of carbon such as solid, liquid and gases as precursors. In this regard, we have reported a simple, cost-effective and environmentally benign process for the synthesis of graphene sheets from camphor. .
