• 文献标题:   New Concepts for Production of Scalable Single Layer Oxidized Regions by Local Anodic Oxidation of Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   QUESADA SJ, BORRAS F, GARCIAVELEZ M, COYA C, CLIMENT E, MUNUERA C, VILLAR I, O SHEA VAD, DE ANDRES A, ALVAREZ AL
  • 作者关键词:   faradaic current, graphene, graphene oxide, local anodic oxidation, transient current
  • 出版物名称:   SMALL
  • ISSN:   1613-6810 EI 1613-6829
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Rey Juan Carlos
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1002/smll.201902817 EA AUG 2019
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

A deep comprehension of the local anodic oxidation process in 2D materials is achieved thanks to an extensive experimental and theoretical study of this phenomenon in graphene. This requires to arrange a novel instrumental device capable to generate separated regions of monolayer graphene oxide (GO) over graphene, with any desired size, from micrometers to unprecedented mm(2), in minutes, a milestone in GO monolayer production. GO regions are manufactured by overlapping lots of individual oxide spots of thousands mu m(2) area. The high reproducibility and circular size of the spots allows not only an exhaustive experimental characterization inside, but also establishing an original model for oxide expansion which, from classical first principles, overcomes the traditional paradigm of the water bridge, and is applicable to any 2D-material. This tool predicts the oxidation behavior with voltage and exposure time, as well as the expected electrical current along the process. The hitherto unreported transient current is measured during oxidation, gaining insight on its components, electrochemical and transport. Just combining electrical measurements and optical imaging estimating carrier mobility and degree of oxidation is possible. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals a graphene oxidation about 30%, somewhat lower to that obtained by Hummers' method.