Moving graphene devices from lab to market: advanced graphene-coated nanoprobes
Moving graphene devices from lab to market: advanced graphene-coated nanoprobes
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将石墨烯设备从实验室推向市场：先进的石墨烯涂层纳米探针。
DOI：
10.1039/c5nr06235g
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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6.7
通讯作者：
Lanza, Mario
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作者：
Hui, Fei;Vajha, Pujashree;Lanza, Mario
经过十多年的石墨烯研究，仍然缺乏基于这种神奇材料的商业设备。在这里，我们报告了使用高质量的解决方案处理的石墨烯片制造超尖锐的探针与上级性能。纳米探针是许多科学领域中使用的通用工具，但它们在一些实验后会很快磨损，降低质量并增加研究成本。由于纳米探针的市场是巨大的，为这个问题提供解决方案应该是纳米技术行业的优先事项。我们的石墨烯涂层纳米探针不仅显示出更长的寿命，而且还显示出石墨烯的其他独特性质，如疏水性。此外，我们还对石墨烯表面进行了功能化处理，以提供压电性能，并制作了纳米继电器。该方法简单且成本低，可用于涂覆任何类型的尖端，使其适用于工业，允许按需生产。
After more than a decade working with graphene there is still a preoccupying lack of commercial devices based on this wonder material. Here we report the use of high-quality solution-processed graphene sheets to fabricate ultra-sharp probes with superior performance. Nanoprobes are versatile tools used in many fields of science, but they can wear fast after some experiments, reducing the quality and increasing the cost of the research. As the market of nanoprobes is huge, providing a solution for this problem should be a priority for the nanotechnology industry. Our graphene-coated nanoprobes not only show enhanced lifetime, but also additional unique properties of graphene, such as hydrophobicity. Moreover, we have functionalized the surface of graphene to provide piezoelectric capability, and have fabricated a nano relay. The simplicity and low cost of this method, which can be used to coat any kind of sharp tip, make it suitable for the industry, allowing production on demand.