Study Sheds New Light on Graphene Interface Properties at Microscopic Levels
Written by AZoNanoApr 22 2021
Graphene is a 2D material where carbon atoms are organized in hexagonal structures. This material has special chemical and physical properties, like thermal and electrical conductivity, mechanical flexibility, chemical stability, selective permeability to water, sub-nanometer thickness, and optical transparency.
Water contact angle (WCA) versus different numbers of graphene layers. Macroscopic observation of WCA shows that increasing the number of graphene layers results in higher WCA, which hints hydrophobicity of multilayer graphene. Image Credit: Institute for Basic Science.
Because of these properties, many different applications of graphene within catalysts, electrical energy storage, desalination, and transparent electrodes have been extensively analyzed.