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Title
One-step synthesis of a suspended ultrathin graphene oxide film: Application in transmission electron microscopy
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Abstract
Ultrathin graphene films find their use as advantageous support for nano- and biomaterials investigations. Thin film causes a very slight deterioration to measured signals, thus providing more details of the object's structure at nanoscale. The ultimate thinness of graphene works in the best way for this purpose. However, obtaining suspended thin film of a large-area, which is convenient for applications, is often a relatively complicated and time-consuming task. Here we present a one-step 1-min technique for synthesis of an extremely thin (about 1-2 nm) continuous film suspended over cells of a conventional copper grid (50-400 mu m mesh). This technique enables us to acquire a large-area film which is water-resistant, stable in organic solvents and can act as a support when studying nanoparticles or biomaterials. Moreover, the very mechanism of the film formation can be interesting from the point of view of other applications of ultrathin graphene oxide papers. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Micron. - Oxford, 1993, currens
Publication
Oxford : Pergamon , 2015
ISSN
0968-4328 [print]
1878-4291 [online]
DOI
10.1016/J.MICRON.2014.08.006
Volume/pages
68 (2015) , p. 23-26
ISI
000348016500004
Pubmed ID
25241298
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UAntwerpen
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