• 文献标题:   Graphene Electromechanical Water Sensor: The Wetristor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MEIRELES LM, NETO EGS, FERRARI GA, NEVES PAA, GADELHA AC, SILVESTRE I, TANIGUCHI T, WATANABE K, CHACHAM H, NEVES BRA, CAMPOS LC, LACERDA RC
  • 作者关键词:   carrier mobility, electronic transport, graphene, liquid interface, membrane
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   2199-160X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Fed Minas Gerais
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/aelm.201901167 EA DEC 2019
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

A water-induced electromechanical response in suspended graphene atop a microfluidic channel is reported. The graphene membrane resistivity rapidly decreases to approximate to 25% upon water injection into the channel, defining a sensitive "channel wetting" device-a wetristor. The physical mechanism of the wetristor operation is investigated using two graphene membrane geometries, either uncovered or covered by an inert and rigid lid (hexagonal boron nitride multilayer or poly(methyl methacrylate) film). The wetristor effect, namely the water-induced resistivity collapse, occurs in uncovered devices only. Atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy indicate substantial morphology changes of graphene membranes in such devices, while covered membranes suffer no changes, upon channel water filling. The results suggest an electromechanical nature for the wetristor effect, where the resistivity reduction is caused by unwrinkling of the graphene membrane through channel filling, with an eventual direct doping caused by water being of much smaller magnitude, if any. The wetristor device should find useful sensing applications in general micro- and nanofluidics.