▎ 摘 要
For the first time, direct evidence of graphene-induced molecular reorientation in polymer films using polarization modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) is presented. By creating favorable electrostatic interactions, graphene-polymer interfaces can be controlled by varying polymer and solvent composition. After transfer of unmodified graphene from copper onto a polymer substrate, polymer chain rearrangement relative to the orientation at the polymer-copper interfaces is observed using PM-IRRAS. Transfer success is characterized using both optical transmission measurements and Raman spectroscopy to quantify the transfer fidelity, that is, graphene coverage fraction. Taken together, oxygen-containing poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) shows more polymer chain rearrangement and better graphene coverage compared to oxygen-free polyethylene. Polymer composition seems to dominate graphene-polymer interactions while solvent choice has a smaller effect on transfer quality. These results are the first direct measurement of this effect and point toward the possibility of engineering graphene-polymer interactions for specific applications.