Correlative chemical imaging to reveal the nature of different commercial graphene materials
- Since the original report in 2004 by Novoselov and Geim, Graphene gained incredible attention due to its fascinating properties. In the past 20 years, the synthesis and functionalization of graphene has evolved significantly[3]. Different synthesis techniques were developed which led to other graphenerelated materials such as graphene oxide (GO) or elemental-doped graphene. Further chemical functionalization can enhance but also alter or reduce specific properties of the graphene. To reveal the nature of these materials a proper physico‑chemical characterization with different analytical techniques is crucial.
Single-layer GO flakes kindly provided by Graphenea (Spain) were prepared for systematic image analysis. These flakes were disposed on an alignment-marked SiO2 substrate and correlatively imaged by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and RamanSince the original report in 2004 by Novoselov and Geim, Graphene gained incredible attention due to its fascinating properties. In the past 20 years, the synthesis and functionalization of graphene has evolved significantly[3]. Different synthesis techniques were developed which led to other graphenerelated materials such as graphene oxide (GO) or elemental-doped graphene. Further chemical functionalization can enhance but also alter or reduce specific properties of the graphene. To reveal the nature of these materials a proper physico‑chemical characterization with different analytical techniques is crucial.
Single-layer GO flakes kindly provided by Graphenea (Spain) were prepared for systematic image analysis. These flakes were disposed on an alignment-marked SiO2 substrate and correlatively imaged by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and Raman spectroscopy. The high lateral resolution and/ or extreme surface sensitivity of the mentioned
techniques is necessary to explore monolayers. The ToF-SIMS images match well with the SEM and AFM images and provide information about the chemistry. With 2D Raman spectroscopy it is possible to differentiate between the number of stacked single-layer flakes. This is visualized in a 3D image (Figure b). Well-defined GO flakes could be used as a reference material for imaging of graphene-like structures but also of other types of 2D materials.
In addition to these monolayer GO flakes, commercial graphene-containing inks (Haydale) with a more complex morphology were also correlatively imaged. ToF-SIMS and SEM images were merged to identify the origin of different chemical fragments. The findings correlate closely with the expectation that the specific functionalizations (with fluorine and nitrogen as marker elements) are present only on the graphene flakes as presumed from the SEM images. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) supports these results, yet with a much lower sensitivity compared to ToF-SIMS.…
Autor*innen: | Robert Schusterbauer |
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Koautor*innen: | Mario Sahre, Paul Mrkwitschka, Elisabeth John, Thorid Lange, A. Zurutuza, E. Jones, I. Donskyi, Jörg Radnik, Vasile-Dan Hodoroaba |
Dokumenttyp: | Posterpräsentation |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Präsentation |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Organisationseinheit der BAM: | 6 Materialchemie |
6 Materialchemie / 6.1 Oberflächen- und Dünnschichtanalyse | |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Correlative imaging; Graphene oxide flakes; Raman; SEM; ToF-SIMS |
Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Material |
Material / Nano | |
Veranstaltung: | ECASIA 2024 |
Veranstaltungsort: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 09.06.2024 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 14.06.2024 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 23.07.2024 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |