• 文献标题:   Wetting Stability of Supported Graphene in Ambient Environment
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI XM, LI ZY, LONG YY, HE YS, LI BW, LI JD, QIU H, YIN J, GUO WL
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, stability, substrate, wettability
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1438-1656 EI 1527-2648
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1002/adem.202101283 EA JAN 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The evaluation of the wetting stability of supported graphene in ambient environment is important for its practical applications. Herein, it is shown by experiments that a monolayer graphene coating can alter the water contact angles of various substrates to a converged value around 80-85 degrees in ambient environment, almost independent of substrate materials, graphene layer numbers as well as long-term air exposure up to 14 months. First-principles calculations and van der Waals modeling indicate that a monolayer graphene is sufficient to alter both short-range and long-range interactions of a water molecule with various substrates to a converged state. The stable wettability of graphene would facilitate its practical applications, ranging from functional coatings, liquid gated electronic devices, and other areas requiring its exposure to water.