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Photoinduced Methylation of Graphene
Author(s) -
Liao Lei,
Song Zehao,
Zhou Yu,
Wang Huan,
Xie Qin,
Peng Hailin,
Liu Zhongfan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201203069
Subject(s) - graphene , basal plane , methylation , reactivity (psychology) , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , covalent bond , grafting , materials science , nanotechnology , computer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , telecommunications , crystallography , alternative medicine , pathology , gene , polymer
Covalent grafting of methyl groups onto the basal plane of graphene is achieved through a photochemical reaction between graphene and di‐ tert ‐butyl peroxide. The methylation of graphene is found to be reversible. The edge of single‐layer graphene shows the largest methylation reactivity, which provides a route to tailor the edge state of graphene.