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ACS NANO
卷 9, 期 8, 页码 8401-8411出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b03220
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epitaxial graphene; hydrophobic/hydrophilic; chemical force microscopy; lateral force microscopy; Kelvin probe force microscopy; adhesion; friction
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- U.K. National Measurement System through the Innovation R&D Programme (project Graphene)
- EC through the Graphene Flagship [CNECT-ICT-604391]
- Office of Naval Research
This article addresses the much debated question whether the degree of hydrophobicity of single-layer graphene (1LG) is different from that of double-layer graphene (2LG). Knowledge of the water affinity of graphene and its spatial variations is critically important as it can affect the graphene properties as well as the performance of graphene devices exposed to humidity. By employing chemical force microscopy with a probe rendered hydrophobic by functionalization with octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS), the adhesion force between the probe and epitaxial graphene on SIC has been measured in deionized water. Owing to the hydrophobic attraction, a larger adhesion force was measured on 2LG Bernal-stacked domains of graphene surfaces, thus showing that 2LG is more hydrophobic than 1LG. Identification of 1LG and 2LG domains was achieved through Kelvin probe force microscopy and Raman spectral mapping. Approximate values of the adhesion force per OTS molecule have been calculated through contact area analysis. Furthermore, the contrast of friction force images measured in contact mode was reversed to the 1LG/2LG adhesion contrast, and its origin was discussed in terms of the likely water depletion over hydrophobic domains as well as deformation in the contact area between the atomic force microscope tip and 1LG.
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