• 文献标题:   Controlled Fragmentation of Single-Atom-Thick Polycrystalline Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN M, WANG ZX, GE X, WANG Z, FUJISAWA K, XIA J, ZENG QS, LI KW, ZHANG T, ZHANG QC, CHEN MX, ZHANG N, WU TT, MA SY, GU GQ, SHEN ZX, LIU LB, LIU Z, TERRONES M, WEI L
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  • 出版物名称:   MATTER
  • ISSN:   2590-2393 EI 2590-2385
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanyang Technol Univ
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.matt.2019.11.004
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Controlling the fragmentation of atomically thin and brittle materials is of critical importance for both fundamental interest and technical purposes in fracture mechanics. However, the fragmentation of graphene is often random and uncontrollable because of the presence of grain boundaries and numerous defects. Here, by harnessing the strong localized strain during the necking process of thermoplastic polymers, we introduce a simple yet controllable method to tear apart a monolayer polycrystalline graphene (MPG) sheet into ordered graphene ribbons. More importantly, we show that the presence of active edges helps the graphene ribbons in exhibiting a field-effect characteristic pH response and improves the introduction of dopants. Furthermore, we demonstrate an optically transparent (similar to 98%), ultrathin (similar to 70 +/- 15 nm), and skin-conformal pressure sensor for real-time tactile sensing. We believe that our results lead to further understanding of the fracture mechanics of graphene and offer unique advantages for practical applications, such as flexible electronics, chemical sensing, and biosensing.