• 文献标题:   Intrinsic Wettability in Pristine Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG JC, JIA KC, HUANG YF, LIU XT, XU QH, WANG WD, ZHANG R, LIU BY, ZHENG LM, CHEN H, GAO P, MENG S, LIN L, PENG HL, LIU ZF
  • 作者关键词:   clean graphene, environmental scanning electron microscopy, intrinsic wettability, water contact angle
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   0935-9648 EI 1521-4095
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  • 被引频次:   27
  • DOI:   10.1002/adma.202103620 EA DEC 2021
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The wettability of graphene remains controversial owing to its high sensitivity to the surroundings, which is reflected by the wide range of reported water contact angle (WCA). Specifically, the surface contamination and underlying substrate would strongly alter the intrinsic wettability of graphene. Here, the intrinsic wettability of graphene is investigated by measuring WCA on suspended, superclean graphene membrane using environmental scanning electron microscope. An extremely low WCA with an average value approximate to 30 degrees is observed, confirming the hydrophilic nature of pristine graphene. This high hydrophilicity originates from the charge transfer between graphene and water molecules through H-pi interaction. The work provides a deep understanding of the water-graphene interaction and opens up a new way for measuring the surface properties of 2D materials.