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Graphene: Hydrophilicity of Graphene in Water through Transparency to Polar and Dispersive Interactions (Adv. Mater. 6/2018)
Author(s) -
Belyaeva Liubov A.,
Deursen Pauline M. G.,
Barbetsea Kassandra I.,
Schneider Grégory F.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201870041
Subject(s) - graphene , materials science , wetting , contact angle , graphene oxide paper , polar , nanotechnology , self healing hydrogels , transparency (behavior) , molecule , chemical engineering , composite material , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , astronomy , political science , law , chemistry
In article number 1703274 , Grégory F. Schneider and co‐workers present ice and hydrogels as substrates that mimic water while offering a stable support for graphene. The lowest water contact angles on graphene ever measured are recorded, namely for graphene‐on‐ice and graphene‐on‐hydrogel. It is anticipated that these findings will shed light on the inconsistencies reported up to now on the wetting properties of graphene, and help to rationalize how molecules interact with graphene in water.