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Adsorption-induced spontaneous curvature and superflexibility in monolayer graphene

Elettro, Herve  
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Melo, Francisco
June 30, 2020
Physical Review Materials

Graphene is considered an enabling material for next generation sensors, due to the remarkable properties derived from its atomic thickness. However, these promises come with acute sensitivity to parasite adsorbates, that may hinder reaching the full potential of commercial devices. Herein we report a detailed study of the dramatic effect of adsorbed carbon chains on the effective mechanical properties of graphene monolayers supported by different liquids. We first extract the equivalent bending stiffness of graphene/alcohol bilayers by observing the spontaneous wrinkling of graphene sheets floating on solutions of increasing alcohol contents. We find gains in flexibilities of more than three orders of magnitude compared to expected and previously reported values. We then implement the role of frustrated adsorption in classical membrane models and predict quantitatively the wrinkling transition with no fitting parameters. We also predict a simultaneous transition in alcohol adsorbed on the wrinkled graphene monolayer. We finally characterize this dual transition by detailed combined optical analysis and confocal Raman spectroscopy, and confirm the predictions of the presented model as well as the claims of superflexibility.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.066004
Web of Science ID

WOS:000548354100002

Author(s)
Elettro, Herve  
Melo, Francisco
Date Issued

2020-06-30

Publisher

AMER PHYSICAL SOC

Published in
Physical Review Materials
Volume

4

Issue

6

Article Number

066004

Subjects

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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