Method of forming graphene nanomesh
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAli Afzali-Ardakani, Ahmed A. Maarouf, Glenn J. Martyna
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Abstract
A method of reducing the diameter of pores formed in a graphene sheet includes forming at least one pore having a first diameter in the graphene sheet such that the at least one pore is surrounded by passivated edges of the graphene sheet. The method further includes chemically reacting the passivated edges with a chemical compound. The method further includes forming a molecular brush at the passivated edges in response to the chemical reaction to define a second diameter that is less than the initial diameter of the at least one pore.
Claims9
A method of forming pores in a graphene sheet, the method comprising:
- locating a graphene sheet in vacuum containing a plurality of passivation elements;
- forming at least one pore having a first diameter in the graphene sheet via an e-beam, the e-beam inducing a plurality of active carbon sites at edges of each nanopore, such that the passivation elements bond to the active carbons sites;
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- exposing the carbon sites to the plurality of passivation elements for a predetermined period of time such that the passivation elements bond to the active carbon sites to form covalent bonds between the passivation elements and the active carbon sites and extend into the at least one pore to decrease the initial diameter,
- wherein the passivation elements are selected from a group comprising styrene and ethylene.
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A method of reducing the diameter of pores formed in a graphene sheet, the method comprising:
- forming at least one pore having a first diameter in the graphene sheet such that the at least one pore is surrounded by passivated edges of the graphene sheet;
- chemically reacting the passivated edges with a chemical compound, wherein the chemical compound comprises an organic compound selected from the group comprising benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, n-propyl benzene, n-butyl benzene, p-xylene, phenol, 4-methylphenol, phenetole, 3,5-xylenol, and anisole;
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- forming a molecular brush at the passivated edges in response to the chemical reaction to define a second diameter that is less than the initial diameter of the at least one pore.
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