Issue 31, 2013

Prospects for graphene–nanoparticle-based hybrid sensors

Abstract

Graphene is a single-atom thick, two-dimensional sheet of carbon that is characterized by exceptional chemical, electrical, material, optical, and physical properties. As a result, graphene and related materials, such as graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, have been brought to the forefront in the field of sensing. Recently, a number of reports have demonstrated that graphenenanoparticle hybrid structures can act synergistically to offer a number of unique physicochemical properties that are desirable and advantageous for sensing applications. These graphenenanoparticle hybrid structures are particularly interesting because not only do they display the individual properties of the nanoparticles and of graphene, but they can also exhibit additional synergistic properties thereby enhancing the achievable sensitivity and selectivity using a variety of sensing mechanisms. As such, in this perspective, we will discuss the progress that has been made in the development and application of graphenenanoparticle hybrid sensors and their future prospects. In particular, we will focus on the preparation of graphenenanoparticle hybrid structures as well as their application in electronic, electrochemical, and optical sensors.

Graphical abstract: Prospects for graphene–nanoparticle-based hybrid sensors

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
05 May 2013
Accepted
11 Jun 2013
First published
12 Jun 2013

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013,15, 12785-12799

Prospects for graphenenanoparticle-based hybrid sensors

P. T. Yin, T. Kim, J. Choi and K. Lee, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 12785 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP51901E

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