Issue 41, 2009
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Chemical Communications

Chemically induced folding of single and bilayer graphene†

Matthew J. Allen,a   Minsheng Wang,b   Sergio A. V. Jannuzzi,a   Yang Yang,c   Kang L. Wangb  and  Richard B. Kaner*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, LA, USA
E-mail: kaner@chem.ucla.edu
Tel: +1 310 825 5346

b Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, LA, USA
E-mail: wang@ee.ucla.edu
Tel: +1 310 825 1609

c Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, LA, USA
E-mail: yangy@ucla.edu
Tel: +1 310 825 4052

Abstract

Here we report chemically induced folding of thin graphene flakes. The folding occurs spontaneously when an intercalating species interrupts the adhesion between graphene and a supporting substrate. The morphology of induced folds suggests that the conjugated π network is capable of extremely sharp curvature. Adjacent folds are often parallel, suggesting preferential deformation along certain crystallographic planes.

Graphical abstract: Chemically induced folding of single and bilayer graphene

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B911972H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Jun 2009
Accepted
14 Aug 2009
First published
04 Sep 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 6285-6287

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Chemically induced folding of single and bilayer graphene

M. J. Allen, M. Wang, S. A. V. Jannuzzi, Y. Yang, K. L. Wang and R. B. Kaner, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6285 DOI: 10.1039/B911972H

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