Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2008-07-02
Nano Lett. 8, 1965 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
15 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1021/nl0808684
Patterned graphene shows substantial potential for applications in future molecular-scale integrated electronics. Environmental effects are a critical issue in a single layer material where every atom is on the surface. Especially intriguing is the variety of rich chemical interactions shown by molecular oxygen with aromatic molecules. We find that O2 etching kinetics vary strongly with the number of graphene layers in the sample. Three-layer-thick samples show etching similar to bulk natural graphite. Single-layer graphene reacts faster and shows random etch pits in contrast to natural graphite where nucleation occurs at point defects. In addition, basal plane oxygen species strongly hole dope graphene, with a Fermi level shift of ~0.5 eV. These oxygen species partially desorb in an Ar gas flow, or under irradiation by far UV light, and readsorb again in an O2 atmosphere at room temperature. This strongly doped graphene is very different than graphene oxide made by mineral acid attack.
Brus Louis E.
Flynn George W.
Hybertsen Mark S.
Jung Naeyoung
Liu Li
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