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NPG ASIA MATERIALS
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41427-018-0023-8
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- General Research Fund of Hong Kong [PolyU 5036/13P, PolyU 153041/14P]
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University [1-ZVGH]
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Two-dimensional (2D) Janus materials with opposing components and properties on two sides have recently attracted fevered attention from various research fields for use as, for example, oil/water separating membranes, interfacial layers for mass transfer, 2D sensors and actuators. The Janus structure allows for a unidirectional transportation system and programmed response to certain stimuli to be achieved. Graphene, the 2D honeycomb network formed from one atomic layer of carbon atoms, has also received substantial research interest because of its intriguing structure and fascinating properties. The high mechanical strength, flexibility and optical transparency make graphene a unique candidate as a building block of 2D Janus materials through asymmetric modification with different functional groups on the graphene surfaces. This article reviews graphene-based 2D Janus materials, starting with a theoretical understanding of the behavior of Janus graphene. Then, different strategies for fabricating Janus graphene and its derivatives are reviewed in detail according to the chemical strategies of the modification methods. The applications of graphene-based Janus materials are discussed with a specific focus on the Janus structures that lead to bandgap engineering, as well as the construction of a responsive system on graphene.
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