• 文献标题:   Thinning and functionalization of few-layer graphene sheets by CF4 plasma treatment
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHEN C, HUANG GS, CHENG YC, CAO RG, DING F, SCHWINGENSCHLOGL U, MEI YF
  • 作者关键词:   graphene sheet, plasma, thinning, functionalization, raman spectroscopy, density functional theory, dirac cone splitting
  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1931-7573
  • 通讯作者地址:   Fudan Univ
  • 被引频次:   21
  • DOI:   10.1186/1556-276X-7-268
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Structural changes of few-layer graphene sheets induced by CF4 plasma treatment are studied by optical microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, together with theoretical simulation. Experimental results suggest a thickness reduction of few-layer graphene sheets subjected to prolonged CF4 plasma treatment while plasma treatment with short time only leads to fluorine functionalization on the surface layer by formation of covalent bonds. Raman spectra reveal an increase in disorder by physical disruption of the graphene lattice as well as functionalization during the plasma treatment. The F/CF3 adsorption and the lattice distortion produced are proved by theoretical simulation using density functional theory, which also predicts p-type doping and Dirac cone splitting in CF4 plasma-treated graphene sheets that may have potential in future graphene-based micro/nanodevices. 81.05.ue; 73.22.Pr; 52.40.Hf.