• 文献标题:   Size-dependent propagation of Au nanoclusters through few-layer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PLANT SR, CAO L, YIN F, WANG ZW, PALMER RE
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE
  • ISSN:   2040-3364 EI 2040-3372
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Birmingham
  • 被引频次:   19
  • DOI:   10.1039/c3nr04770a
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

We report the size-dependent propagation of gold nanoclusters through few-layer graphene (FLG). We employ aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to track the fate of Au-55 and Au-923 clusters that have been deposited, independently and isoenergetically, onto suspended FLG films using cluster beam deposition. We demonstrate that Au-55 clusters penetrate through the FLG, whereas the monodisperse Au-923 clusters reside at the surface. Our approach offers a route to the controlled incorporation of dopant nanoparticles and the generation of nanoscale defects in graphene.