题目：

Moving Graphene Devices from Lab to Market: Advanced Graphene-coated Nanoprobes

作者：

Fei Hui¹, Pujashree Vajha¹, Yuanyuan Shi¹, Yanfeng Ji¹, Huiling Duan², Andrea Padovani³, Luca Larcher³, Xiao-Rong Li⁴, Jing-Juan Xu⁴, Mario Lanza^1*

单位：

¹Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China. ²State Key Laboratory for Turbulence and Complex System, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, CAPT, College of Engineering, PekingUniversity, Beijing 100871, China.

³DISMI, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy.

⁴State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

摘要：

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.

影响因子：

7.394

分区情况：

1区

链接：

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2015/nr/c5nr06235g