• 文献标题:   Free Energy Relationships in the Electrical Double Layer over Single-Layer Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ACHTYL JL, VLASSIOUK IV, FULVIO PF, MAHURIN SM, DAI S, GEIGER FM
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN:   0002-7863
  • 通讯作者地址:   Northwestern Univ
  • 被引频次:   17
  • DOI:   10.1021/ja3120899
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

Fluid/solid interfaces containing single-layer graphene are important in the areas of chemistry, physics, biology, and materials science, yet this environment is difficult to access with experimental methods, especially under flow conditions and in a label-free manner. Herein, we demonstrate the use of second harmonic generation to quantify the interfacial free energy at the fused silica/single-layer graphene/water interface at pH 7 and under conditions of flowing aqueous electrolyte solutions ranging in NaCl concentrations from 10(-4) to 10(-1) M. Our analysis reveals that single-layer graphene reduces the interfacial free energy density of the fused silica/water interface by a factor of up to 7, which is substantial given that many interfacial processes, including those that are electrochemical in nature, are exponentially sensitive to interfacial free energy density.