• 文献标题:   Simultaneous Visualization of Graphene Grain Boundaries and Wrinkles with Structural Information by Gold Deposition
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YU SU, PARK B, CHO Y, HYUN S, KIM JK, KIM KS
  • 作者关键词:   graphene grain boundary, standing collapsed wrinkle, folded wrinkle, gold nanoparticle, adhesion property, stitched grain boundary, overlapped grain boundary
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Pohang Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   38
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn503550d
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Although line defects such as grain boundaries (GBs) and wrinkles are unavoidable in graphene, difficulties in identification preclude studying their impact on electronic and mechanical properties. As previous methods focus on a single type of line defect, simultaneous measurements of both GBs and wrinkles with detailed structural information have not been reported. Here, we introduce effective visualization of both line defects by controlled gold deposition. Upon depositing gold on graphene, single lines and double lines of gold nanoparticles (NPs) are formed along GBs and wrinkles, respectively. Moreover, it is possible to analyze whether a GB is stitched or overlapped, whether a wrinkle is standing or folded, and the width of the standing collapsed wrinkle. Theoretical calculations show that the characteristic morphology of gold NPs is due to distinct binding energies of line defects, which are correlated to disrupting diffusion of NPs. Our approach could be further exploited to investigate the defect structures of other two-dimensional materials.