• 文献标题:   Transfer of Chemically Modified Graphene with Retention of Functionality for Surface Engineering
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WHITENER KE, LEE WK, BASSIM ND, STROUD RM, ROBINSON JT, SHEEHAN PE
  • 作者关键词:   surface functionalization, birch reduction, magnetic graphene, functionality transfer
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   US Naval Res Lab
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b05073
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Single-layer graphene chemically reduced by the Birch process delaminates from a Si/SiOx substrate when exposed to an ethanol/water mixture, enabling transfer of chemically functionalized graphene to arbitrary substrates such as metals, dielectrics, and polymers. Unlike in previous reports, the graphene retains hydrogen, methyl, and aryl functional groups during the transfer process. This enables one to functionalize the receiving substrate with the properties of the chemically modified graphene (CMG). For instance, magnetic force microscopy shows that the previously reported magnetic properties of partially hydrogenated graphene remain after transfer. We also transfer hydrogenated graphene from its copper growth substrate to a Si/SiOx wafer and thermally dehydrogenate it to demonstrate a polymer- and etchant-free graphene transfer for potential use in transmission electron microscopy. Finally, we show that the Birch reduction facilitates delamination of CMG by weakening van der Waals forces between graphene and its substrate.