화학공학소재연구정보센터
Applied Surface Science, Vol.422, 104-110, 2017
Fluorine and sulfur simultaneously co-doped suspended graphene
Suspended graphene flakes are exposed simultaneously to fluorine and sulfur ions produced by the mu-wave plasma discharge of the SF6 precursor gas. The microscopic and spectroscopic analyses, performed by Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and photoelectron spectromicroscopy, show the homogeneity in functionalization yield over the graphene flakes with F and S atoms covalently bonded to the carbon lattice. This promising surface shows potential for several applications ranging from biomolecule immobilization to lithium battery and hydrogen storage devices. The present co-doping process is an optimal strategy to engineer the graphene surface with a concurrent hydrophobic character, thanks to the fluorine atoms, and a high affinity with metal nanoparticles due to the presence of sulfur atoms. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.