Issue 4, 2023

Monitoring hydrogen transport through graphene by in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Abstract

Exploring the atomic or molecular transport properties of two-dimensional materials is vital to understand their inherent functions and, thus, to expedite their use in various applications. Herein, a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-based in situ analytical tool for the sensitive and rapid monitoring of hydrogen transport through graphene is reported. In this method, a reducing agent, which can provide hydrogen species, and a Raman dye self-assembled on a SERS platform are separated by a graphene membrane, and the reduction of the Raman dye by hydrogen species transferred through graphene is monitored with SERS. For validating the efficacy of our method, the catalytic reduction of surface-bound 4-nitrothiophenol by sodium borohydride was chosen in this study. The experimental results distinctly demonstrate that the high sensitivity and rapid detection ability of SERS can allow the effective analysis of the hydrogen transport properties of graphene.

Graphical abstract: Monitoring hydrogen transport through graphene by in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 okt 2022
Accepted
21 dec 2022
First published
28 dec 2022

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 1537-1541

Monitoring hydrogen transport through graphene by in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Y. Wy, J. Park, S. Huh, H. Kwon, B. S. Goo, J. Y. Jung and S. W. Han, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 1537 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR06010H

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