• 文献标题:   Direct Growth of Ultrafast Transparent Single-Layer Graphene Defoggers
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TAN LF, ZENG MQ, WU Q, CHEN LF, WANG J, ZHANG T, ECKERT J, RUMMELI MH, FU L
  • 作者关键词:   singlelayer graphene, graphene, defogging, defogger, direct growth, transparent material
  • 出版物名称:   SMALL
  • ISSN:   1613-6810 EI 1613-6829
  • 通讯作者地址:   Wuhan Univ
  • 被引频次:   50
  • DOI:   10.1002/smll.201402427
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

The idea flat surface, superb thermal conductivity and excellent optical transmittance of single-layer graphene promise tremendous potential for graphene as a material for transparent defoggers. However, the resistance of defoggers made from conventional transferred graphene increases sharply once both sides of the film are covered by water molecules which, in turn, leads to a temperature drop that is inefficient for fog removal. Here, the direct growth of large-area and continuous graphene films on quartz is reported, and the first practical single-layer graphene defogger is fabricated. The advantages of this single-layer graphene defogger lie in its ultrafast defogging time for relatively low input voltages and excellent defogging robustness. It can completely remove fog within 6 s when supplied a safe voltage of 32 V. No visible changes in the full defogging time after 50 defogging cycles are observed. This outstanding performance is attributed to the strong interaction forces between the graphene films and the substrates, which prevents the permeation of water molecules. These directly grown transparent graphene defoggers are expected to have excellent prospects in various applications such as anti-fog glasses, auto window and mirror defogging.