Organometallic chemistry of graphene: Photochemical complexation of graphene with group 6 transition metals
Organometallic chemistry of graphene: Photochemical complexation of graphene with group 6 transition metals
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DOI:
10.1016/j.carbon.2017.12.025
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发表时间:
2018-04
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10.9
通讯作者:
Mingguang Chen;Á. Pekker;Wangxiang Li;M. Itkis;R. Haddon;E. Bekyarova
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作者:
Mingguang Chen;Á. Pekker;Wangxiang Li;M. Itkis;R. Haddon;E. Bekyarova
We report the experimental realization of η6-complexes of group 6 transition metals with a single layer graphene using photo-activated reactions with organometallic compounds. The reaction progress was followed by in-situ measurements of the graphene conductivity. We observed that the chromium reagents exert the strongest effect on the electronic properties of graphene, leading to (η6-graphene)CrL [L = C6H6, (CO)3] complexes with enhanced conductivity. Thus, in the case of covalent functionalization of graphene with Cr(CO)6, the conductivity increased by a factor of 4, while the (η6- C6H6)Cr(CO)3reagent doubled the conductivity producing the least enhancement. This mode of covalent bonding preserves the conjugation and the planarity of the graphene structure and offers a promising route for the preparation of a new class of graphitic materials functionalized with transition metals, which may find applications in optoelectronics, spintronics and magnetic nanodevices.