• 文献标题:   Anomalously Large Reactivity of Single Graphene Layers and Edges toward Electron Transfer Chemistries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHARMA R, BAIK JH, PERERA CJ, STRANO MS
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, electrontransfer chemistry, diazonium salt, raman spectroscopy, marcus theory
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   MIT
  • 被引频次:   367
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl902741x
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

The reactivity of graphene and its various multilayers toward electron transfer chemistries with 4-nitrobenzene diazonium tetrafluoroborate is probed by Raman spectroscopy after reaction on-chip. Single graphene sheets are found to be almost 10 times more reactive than bi- or multilayers of graphene according to the relative disorder (D) peak in the Raman spectrum examined before and after chemical reaction in water. A model whereby electron puddles that shift the Dirac point locally to values below the Fermi level is consistent with the reactivity difference. Because the chemistry at the graphene edge is important for controlling its electronic properties, particularly in ribbon form, we have developed a spectroscopic test to examine the relative reactivity of graphene edges versus the bulk. We show, for the first time, that the reactivity of edges is at least two times higher than the reactivity of the bulk single graphene sheet, as supported by electron transfer theory. These differences in electron transfer rates may be important for selecting and manipulating graphitic materials on-chip.