Centimeter-scale high-resolution metrology of entire CVD-grown graphene sheets

A high-throughput metrology method for measuring the thickness and uniformity of entire large-area chemical vapor deposition-grown graphene sheets on arbitrary substrates is demonstrated. This method utilizes the quenching of fluorescence by graphene via resonant energy transfer to increase the visibility of graphene on a glass substrate. Fluorescence quenching is visualized by spin-coating a solution of polymer mixed with fluorescent dye onto the graphene then viewing the sample under a fluorescence microscope. A large-area fluorescence montage image of the dyed graphene sample is collected and processed to identify the graphene and indicate the graphene layer thickness throughout the entire graphene sample. Using this metrology method, the effect of different transfer techniques on the quality of the graphene sheet is studied. It is shown that small-area characterization is insufficient to truly evaluate the effect of the transfer technique on the graphene sample. The results indicate that introducing a drop of acetone or liquid poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) on top of the transfer PMMA layer before soaking the graphene sample in acetone improves the quality of the graphene dramatically over immediately soaking the graphene in acetone. This work introduces a new method for graphene quantification that can quickly and easily identify graphene layers in a large area on arbitrary substrates. This metrology technique is well suited for many industrial applications due to its repeatability and flexibility.     

石墨烯/氧化石墨烯-聚乳酸的制备与表征

通过优化Hummers法制备了氧化石墨烯,并用水合肼还原法制备了石墨烯,且对自制的石墨烯和氧化石墨烯进行了测试及分析;然后通过溶液插层法制得纳米级聚乳酸/石墨烯和聚乳酸/氧化石墨烯复合材料,并对其分散性、热学性能以及力学性能进行了分析。对石墨烯和氧化石墨烯的表征结果说明,水合肼可以还原氧化石墨,所制备的石墨烯纯度较高。对聚乳酸/石墨烯和聚乳酸/氧化石墨烯复合材料的性能分析结果表明,在聚乳酸的结晶度、结晶速率和对聚乳酸的结晶成核上,石墨烯比氧化石墨烯具有更优异的表现,但在热稳定性能方面,氧化石墨烯比石墨烯优异;在力学性能方面,有增强和降低两种影响,添加少量氧化石墨烯时聚乳酸的力学性能降低,而含质量分数为0.5%的石墨烯复合材料在拉伸实验和冲击实验中的增强效果较为明显。     

掺杂和修饰的石墨烯对半胱氨酸吸附性能的密度泛函理论研究

使用密度泛函理论计算了掺杂或修饰Al或Mn原子的石墨烯对半胱氨酸的吸附性能。计算结果表明,掺杂或修饰Al或Mn原子后,Graphene与半胱氨酸之间结合稳定,具有较大的结合能。其中掺杂或修饰Mn原子的体系的吸附能整体高于掺杂或修饰Al原子的体系。石墨烯上修饰或掺杂Al或Mn原子,增加了石墨烯基底与半胱氨酸之间的电荷转移,特别是修饰方式显著改变了费米能级附近的性质,同时改变了Graphene的电导性质。Al或Mn原子修饰或者掺杂的Graphene除了增加对半胱氨酸吸附能力外,也是一种潜在的检测半胱氨酸的传感器材料,进而在生物领域得到更广泛的应用,比如用来检测富含半胱氨酸的金属硫蛋白。     

Finite element analysis of the effect of interlayer on interfacial stress transfer in layered graphene nanocomposites

Understanding the roles of interlayers in reinforcement efficiencies by layered graphene is very important in order to produce strong and light graphene based nanocomposites. The present paper uses the finite element method to evaluate the interfacial strain transfers and reinforcement efficiencies in layered graphene-polymer composites. Results indicate that the presence of compliant interlayers in layered graphene plays significant roles in the transfers of strain/stress from matrix to graphene and subsequently the reinforcement effectiveness of layered graphene. In general, the magnitude of shear strain transferred onto the rigid graphene decreases as the thickness of the interlayer increases. This trend becomes insignificant as the graphene becomes sufficiently large (s>25,000). The shear strain at the interface of graphene-matrix is also greatly influenced by the interlayer modulus. A stiffer interlayer would result in a higher shear strain transferred on the graphene. The performance of the interlayers is further affected by the property of the composite and the architecture of the layered graphene stack. If a composite contains more graphene phase, the efficiency of reinforcement by a layered graphene becomes improved. If a graphene stack contains more interlayers, the effectiveness of reinforcement at the edges of the graphene becomes negatively affected.     

The mechanics of graphene nanocomposites: A review

The preparation and characterisation of the different forms of graphene are reviewed first of all. The different techniques that have been employed to prepare graphene such as mechanical and solution exfoliation, and chemical vapour deposition are discussed briefly. Methods of production of graphene oxide by the chemical oxidation of graphite are then described. The structure and mechanical properties of both graphene and graphene oxide are reviewed and it is shown that although graphene possesses superior mechanical properties, they both have high levels of stiffness and strength. It is demonstrated how Raman spectroscopy can be used to characterise the different forms of graphene and also follow the deformation of exfoliated graphene, with different numbers of layers, in model composite systems. It is shown that continuum mechanics can be employed to analyse the behaviour of these model composites and used to predict the minimum flake dimensions and optimum number of layers for good reinforcement. The preparation of bulk nanocomposites based upon graphene and graphene oxide is described finally and the properties of these materials reviewed. It is shown that good reinforcement is only found at relatively low levels of graphene loading and that, due to difficulties with obtaining good dispersions, challenges still remain in obtaining good mechanical properties for high volume fractions of reinforcement.     

石墨烯涂层对直升机旋翼防/除冰组件传热的影响

采用水性和油性石墨烯涂层对复合材料防/除冰组件进行测温及防/除冰实验.针对直升机旋翼对结冰的敏感等特点,提出了旋翼防/除冰组件包铁表面涂覆石墨烯涂层改性传热性能的方法,从而提高旋翼防/除冰组件除冰效率.为验证石墨烯涂层对防/除冰组件传热效率具有显著的提高作用,采用搭建的除冰实验平台并对涂覆的旋翼防/除冰组件进行传热实验...     

石墨烯均匀分散问题研究进展

具有优良性能的石墨烯常被作为增强体加入基体材料中以改进其性能。研究发现,石墨烯增强复合材料的性质在很大程度上取决于石墨烯在基体中的均匀分散程度。而石墨烯增强体在基体中的均匀分散问题一直是研究的难点,这就限制了石墨烯增强复合材料性能的提升及其开发应用。总结了石墨烯在基体中均匀分散方法的研究进展,并展望了其研究方向及发展趋势。     

Aspects of the theory of graphene

Following a brief review of the device-friendly features of graphene, recent work on its Green's functions with and without a normal magnetic field are discussed, for an infinite graphene sheet and also for a quantum dot, with analyses of the Landau-quantized energy spectra of the sheet and dot. The random phase approximation dielectric response of graphene is reviewed and discussed in connection with the van der Waals interactions of a graphene sheet with atoms/molecules and with a second graphene sheet in a double layer. Energy-loss spectroscopy for a graphene sheet subject to both parallel and perpendicular particle probes of its dynamic, non-local response properties are also treated. Furthermore, we discuss recent work on the coupling of a graphene plasmon and a surface plasmon, yielding a collective plasma mode that is linear in wavenumber. Finally, we discuss the unusual aspects of graphene conduction and recent work on diffusive charge transport in graphene, in both the DC and AC regimes.     

Peptide-functionalized colloidal graphene via interdigited bilayer coating and fluorescence turn-on detection of enzyme

Synthesis of colloidal functional graphene is challenging because graphene is water-insoluble and its relatively inert surface made the functionalization a difficult task. Here we report interdigited bilayer type coating that provide both colloidal stability and functionalization option for graphene. Colloidal graphene oxide is first converted into interdigited bilayer coated graphene oxide and next they are transformed into colloidal graphene by hydrazine reduction. These coated graphenes can be further transformed into colloidal functional graphene using covalent conjugation chemistry. Functional graphene has been synthesized for optical detection of enzyme where a fluorescent dye is covalently linked through a peptide so that the dye fluorescence is quenched by graphene but switches on once enzymes cleave the peptide bond. The interdigited bilayer coating reported here is unique as it provides coating thickness <3 nm, offering optically responsive graphene-fluorophore substrate with high colloidal stability.     

铜基底化学气相沉积石墨烯的研究现状与展望

采用粉末包埋法在中国低活性铁素体马氏体钢（RAFM）基底上制备了低活性渗铝层,利用扫描电镜（SEM）和能谱分析（EDS）对渗铝层的形貌和成分进行了分析。结果表明：低活性渗铝层表面铝含量（原子分数）约40％,主要由厚度为15-20μm的FeAl、Fe3-Al及α-Fe（Al）相组成,该渗铝层表面易发生烧结。为避免表面烧结...     

Copper‐Vapor‐Assisted Growth and Defect‐Healing of Graphene on Copper Surfaces

Although there is significant progress in the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of graphene on Cu surfaces, the industrial application of graphene is not realized yet. One of the most critical obstacles that limit the commercialization of graphene is that CVD graphene contains too many vacancies or sp³‐type defects. Therefore, further investigation of the growth mechanism is still required to control the defects of graphene. During the growth of graphene, sublimation of the Cu catalyst to produce Cu vapor occurs inevitably because the process temperature is close to the melting point of Cu. However, to date few studies have investigated the effects of Cu vapor on graphene growth. In this study, how the Cu vapor produced by sublimation affects the chemical vapor deposition of graphene on Cu surfaces is investigated. It is found that the presence of Cu vapor enlarges the graphene grains and enhances the efficiency of the defect‐healing of graphene by CH₄. It is elucidated that these effects are due to the removal by Cu vapor of carbon adatoms from the Cu surface and oxygen‐functionalized carbons from graphene. Finally, these insights are used to develop a method for the synthesis of uniform and high‐quality graphene.     

Study of Poisson Ratios of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes based on an Improved Molecular Structural Mechanics Model

The Poisson ratio is a very important mechanical parameter for both single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene. But, the Poisson ratios of SWCNTs and graphene can not be determined by the direct measurement on the nanoscale specimen, and Poisson ratios of SWCNTs and graphene predicted by different models vary in a huge range. An improved molecular structural mechanics model, where the bond angle variations are modeled by the flexible connections of framed structures, is employed in this paper to predict the Poisson ratios of SWCNTs and monolayer graphene sheets. The present results indicate that the Poisson ratios of both SWCNTs and graphene are chirality dependent, as the Poisson ratio of zigzag monolayer graphene sheet is 0.301, and that of armchair graphene is 0.277. The various values of Poisson ratios of SWCNTs and graphene predicted by different models are summarized and discussed in this paper. The values of these Poisson ratios reported in the literature vary from 0.06 to 1.414 although the longitudinal Young's moduli or tensile stiffness of SWCNTs given by these models are quite close to each other. There is no a standard value of the Poisson ratio of SWCNTs and graphene recognized by researchers up to now, and it can be concluded that the accurate prediction of both size and chirality dependent Poisson ratios of SWCNTs and graphene is still an unsolved issue.     

Strain engineering of thermal conductivity in graphene sheets and nanoribbons: a demonstration of magic flexibility

Graphene is an outstanding material with ultrahigh thermal conductivity. Its thermal transfer properties under various strains are studied by reverse nonequilibrium molecular dynamics. Based on the unique two-dimensional structure of graphene, the distinctive geometries of graphene sheets and graphene nanoribbons with large flexibility and their intriguing thermal properties are demonstrated under strains. For example, the corrugation under uniaxial compression and helical structure under light torsion, as well as tube-like structure under strong torsion, exhibit enormously different thermal conductivity. The important robustness of thermal conductivity is found in the corrugated and helical configurations of graphene nanoribbons. Nevertheless, thermal conductivity of graphene is very sensitive to tensile strain. The relationship among phonon frequency, strain and thermal conductivity are analyzed. A similar trend line of phonon frequency dependence of thermal conductivity is observed for armchair graphene nanoribbons and zigzag graphene nanoribbons. The unique thermal properties of graphene nanoribbons under strains suggest their great potentials for nanoscale thermal managements and thermoelectric applications.     

温度对堆叠双层石墨烯层间耦合的影响

将不同层数堆叠和化学气相沉积法（CVD）生长的石墨烯在室温下进行拉曼光谱表征分析其层间耦合状态,并分析了不同温度下堆叠和CVD生长的双层石墨烯温度对其层间耦合的影响。研究结果表明:室温下CVD生长双层石墨烯和堆叠双层石墨烯的层间耦合状态截然不同;在25～250 ℃范围内,层间没有耦合作用或存在弱耦合作用的堆叠双层石墨烯的G峰峰位温度系数小于存在电子耦合的CVD生长双层石墨烯;超过250 ℃后,堆叠双层石墨烯G峰峰位温度系数变为正值,层与层之间可能产生了耦合,性质发生改变;在25～400 ℃ 范围内两种材料的2D峰半峰宽和G峰/2D峰强度比变化趋势几乎相同,但堆叠双层石墨烯波动大,对温度更敏感。     

Layer-dependent fluorination and doping of graphene via plasma treatment

In this work, the fluorination of n-layer graphene is systematically investigated using CHF? and CF? plasma treatments. The G and 2D Raman peaks of graphene show upshifts after each of the two kinds of plasma treatment, indicating p-doping to the graphene. Meanwhile, D, D' and D + G peaks can be clearly observed for monolayer graphene, whereas these peaks are weaker for thicker n-layer graphene (n ≥ 2) at the same experimental conditions. The upshifts of the G and 2D peaks and the ratio of I(2D)/I(G) for CF? plasma treated graphene are larger than those of CHF? plasma treated graphene. The ratio of I(D)/I(G) of the Raman spectra is notably small in CF? plasma treated graphene. These facts indicate that CF? plasma treatment introduces more p-doping and fewer defects for graphene. Moreover, the fluorination of monolayer graphene by CF? plasma treatment is reversible through thermal annealing while that by CHF? plasma treatment is irreversible. These studies explore the information on the surface properties of graphene and provide an optimal method of fluorinating graphene through plasma techniques.     

Comparison of flash-memory elements using materials based on graphene

Charge capture on flash-memory test structures with floating gates made of graphene (few-layer graphene) and its compounds (graphene oxide and partially fluorinated graphene) is investigated. A comparison of the memory window for different structures has shown the potential of using reduced graphene oxide, graphene with only a few layers, and fluorographene. For the first time, partially fluorinated graphene has been employed as a floating gate in flash-memory structures. Graphene-based materials are promising for 2D printing technologies and flexible electronics.     

One Second Formation of Large Area Graphene on a Conical Tip Surface via Direct Transformation of Surface Carbide

Graphene functionalized nanotips are expected to possess promising potential for various applications based on the outstanding electrical and mechanical properties of graphene. However, current methods, usually requiring a high growth temperature and identical crystal surface to match graphene lattice, are suitable for graphene formation on a flat surface. It remains a big challenge to grow graphene on a nanosized convex surface and fabricate functionalized nanotips with high quality graphene at the apex. In this work, a novel ultrafast annealing method is developed for growing large area graphene on Ni nanotips within 1–2 s. Few layered or multiple layered graphene is presented on the apex or sidewall of the conical tip surface. Direct experimental evidences support that thus‐produced graphene is formed via the direct conversion of nickel carbide at the outer surface under the instantaneous high temperature, which is different from the conventional segregation mechanism. This newly developed ultrafast method provides a new route to produce graphene efficiently and economically, promising for both convex surfaces and flat substrates. Moreover, the graphene functionalized nanotips exhibit a great potential for nanoelectrical measurements and conductive scanning probe microscopy (SPM) applications.     

Hydrophilicity of Graphene in Water through Transparency to Polar and Dispersive Interactions

Establishing contact angles on graphene‐on‐water has been a long‐standing challenge as droplet deposition causes free‐floating graphene to rupture. The current work presents ice and hydrogels as substrates mimicking water while offering a stable support for graphene. The lowest water contact angles on graphene ever measured, namely on graphene‐on‐ice and graphene‐on‐hydrogel, are recorded. The contact angle measurements of liquids with a range of polarities allow the transparency of graphene toward polar and dispersive interactions to be quantified demonstrating that graphene in water is hydrophilic. These findings are anticipated to shed light on the inconsistencies reported so far on the wetting properties of graphene, and most particularly on their implications toward rationalizing how molecules interact with graphene in water.     

Graphene fluoride: a stable stoichiometric graphene derivative and its chemical conversion to graphene

Stoichoimetric graphene fluoride monolayers are obtained in a single step by the liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite fluoride with sulfolane. Comparative quantum-mechanical calculations reveal that graphene fluoride is the most thermodynamically stable of five studied hypothetical graphene derivatives; graphane, graphene fluoride, bromide, chloride, and iodide. The graphene fluoride is transformed into graphene via graphene iodide, a spontaneously decomposing intermediate. The calculated bandgaps of graphene halides vary from zero for graphene bromide to 3.1 eV for graphene fluoride. It is possible to design the electronic properties of such two-dimensional crystals.     

Chemical functionalization of graphene and its applications

Functionalization and dispersion of graphene sheets are of crucial importance for their end applications. Chemical functionalization of graphene enables this material to be processed by solvent-assisted techniques, such as layer-by-layer assembly, spin-coating, and filtration. It also prevents the agglomeration of single layer graphene during reduction and maintains the inherent properties of graphene. Therefore, a detailed review on the advances of chemical functionalization of graphene is presented. Synthesis and characterization of graphene have also been reviewed in the current article. The functionalization of graphene can be performed by covalent and noncovalent modification techniques. In both cases, surface modification of graphene oxide followed by reduction has been carried out to obtain functionalized graphene. It has been found that both the covalent and noncovalent modification techniques are very effective in the preparation of processable graphene. However, the electrical conductivity of the functionalized graphene has been observed to decrease significantly compared to pure graphene. Moreover, the surface area of the functionalized graphene prepared by covalent and non-covalent techniques decreases significantly due to the destructive chemical oxidation of flake graphite followed by sonication, functionalization and chemical reduction. In order to overcome these problems, several studies have been reported on the preparation of functionalized graphene directly from graphite (one-step process). In all these cases, surface modification of graphene can prevent agglomeration and facilitates the formation of stable dispersions. Surface modified graphene can be used for the fabrication of polymer nanocomposites, super-capacitor devices, drug delivery system, solar cells, memory devices, transistor device, biosensor, etc.