• 文献标题:   Non-Invasive High-Throughput Metrology of Functionalized Graphene Sheets
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GHAZINEJAD M, KYLE JR, GUO SR, PLESKOT D, BAO DD, VULLEV VI, OZKAN M, OZKAN CS
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, chemical vapor deposition, chemical functionalization, fluorescence quenching, metrology
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1616-301X EI 1616-3028
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Calif Riverside
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1002/adfm.201200434
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

The utilization of fluorescence quenching microscopy (FQM) for quick visualization of chemical functionalization in relatively large regions of graphene, grown via chemical vapor deposition (CVD), is discussed. Through reactive ion plasma etching, patterns of p-type CVD-grown graphene functionalized with fluorine are generated. 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(4-dimethylaminostyryl)-4H-pyran (DCM) is used as the fluorescent agent. The emission of DCM is quenched to a different extent by fluorinated and pristine graphene, which provides the fluorescence-imaging contrast essential for this metrology. To probe the functionalized surface patterns with DCM, the dye is dispersed in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) then the graphene surface is coated, forming a 30-nm-thick DCM-PMMA layer. Fluorescence images of dye-coated graphene distinctly reveal the difference between the chemically treated and as-grown regions. The pristine graphene quenches the DCM emission more efficiently than the fluorinated graphene. Therefore, the regions with pristine graphene appear darker on the fluorescence images than the regions with fluorinated graphene, enabling large-scale mapping of the functionalized regions in CVD grown graphene sheets Due to its simplicity and consistent results, FQM is now poised for widespread adoption by graphene manufacturers as a basis for facile and high throughput metrology of large-scale graphene sheets.