• 文献标题:   Chemical Gradients on Graphene To Drive Droplet Motion
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HERNANDEZ SC, BENNETT CJC, JUNKERMEIER CE, TSOI SD, BEZARES FJ, STINE R, ROBINSON JT, LOCK EH, BORIS DR, PATE BD, CALDWELL JD, REINECKE TL, SHEEHAN PE, WALTON SG
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, chemical gradient, droplet motion, plasma functionalization, chemical force microscopy, surface energy, adhesion
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   USN
  • 被引频次:   91
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn304267b
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

This work demonstrates the production of a well-controlled, chemical gradient on the surface of graphene. By inducing a gradient of oxygen functional groups, drops of water and dimethyl-methylphosphonate (a nerve agent simulant) are "pulled" in the direction of increasing oxygen content, while fluorine gradients "push" the droplet motion in the direction of decreasing fluorine content. The direction of motion Is broadly attributed to increasing/decreasing hydrophilicity, which is correlated to high/low adhesion and binding energy. Such tunability in surface chemistry provides additional capabilities in device design for applications ranging from microfluidics to chemical sensing.