• 文献标题:   Wettability of partially suspended graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ONDARCUHU T, THOMAS V, NUNEZ M, DUJARDIN E, RAHMAN A, BLACK CT, CHECCO A
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • ISSN:   2045-2322
  • 通讯作者地址:   CNRS
  • 被引频次:   30
  • DOI:   10.1038/srep24237
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

The dependence of the wettability of graphene on the nature of the underlying substrate remains only partially understood. Here, we systematically investigate the role of liquid-substrate interactions on the wettability of graphene by varying the area fraction of suspended graphene from 0 to 95% by means of nanotextured substrates. We find that completely suspended graphene exhibits the highest water contact angle (85 degrees +/- 5 degrees) compared to partially suspended or supported graphene, regardless of the hydrophobicity (hydrophilicity) of the substrate. Further, 80% of the long-range water-substrate interactions are screened by the graphene monolayer, the wettability of which is primarily determined by short-range graphene-liquid interactions. By its well-defined chemical and geometrical properties, supported graphene therefore provides a model system to elucidate the relative contribution of short and long range interactions to the macroscopic contact angle.