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Cover Picture: Theoretical Studies of Oxygen Reactivity of Free‐Standing and Supported Boron‐Doped Graphene (ChemSusChem 10/2016)
Author(s) -
Di Valentin Cristiana,
Ferrighi Lara,
Fazio Gianluca
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201600558
Subject(s) - graphene , reactivity (psychology) , materials science , boron , nanotechnology , front cover , graphene nanoribbons , substrate (aquarium) , doping , interfacing , carbon fibers , copper , cover (algebra) , chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , computer science , composite material , metallurgy , composite number , alternative medicine , oceanography , pathology , engineering , medicine , mechanical engineering , computer hardware , geology
The Front Cover picture shows the oxygen reactivity at the interface between graphene and a copper foil. Pure graphene has excellent electronic and mechanical properties and it is cheap to produce, thus making it a great potential candidate for green technology, which is represented by the ivy. However, its chemical inertness can be a serious drawback in certain applications such as in fuel cell devices. This issue can be overcome by chemically and physically modifying the 2D carbon layer, for example, by substitutional non‐metal doping or interfacing graphene with an acceptor/donor substrate, such as copper. More details can be found in the Review by Di Valentin et al. on page 1061 in Issue 10, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201501439).