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Graphite and Graphene Fairy Circles: A Bottom-Up Approach for the Formation of Nanocorrals

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Graphite and Graphene Fairy Circles: A Bottom-Up Approach for the Formation of Nanocorrals. / Phan, T.H.; Van Gorp, H.; Li, Z. et al.
In: ACS Nano, Vol. 13, No. 5, 23.04.2019, p. 5559-5571.

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Phan, TH, Van Gorp, H, Li, Z, Trung Huynh, TM, Fujita, Y, Verstraete, L, Eyley, S, Thielemans, W, Uji-I, H, Hirsch, BE, Mertens, SFL, Greenwood, J, Ivasenko, O & De Feyter, S 2019, 'Graphite and Graphene Fairy Circles: A Bottom-Up Approach for the Formation of Nanocorrals', ACS Nano, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 5559-5571. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b00439

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Phan, T. H., Van Gorp, H., Li, Z., Trung Huynh, T. M., Fujita, Y., Verstraete, L., Eyley, S., Thielemans, W., Uji-I, H., Hirsch, B. E., Mertens, S. F. L., Greenwood, J., Ivasenko, O., & De Feyter, S. (2019). Graphite and Graphene Fairy Circles: A Bottom-Up Approach for the Formation of Nanocorrals. ACS Nano, 13(5), 5559-5571. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b00439

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Phan TH, Van Gorp H, Li Z, Trung Huynh TM, Fujita Y, Verstraete L et al. Graphite and Graphene Fairy Circles: A Bottom-Up Approach for the Formation of Nanocorrals. ACS Nano. 2019 Apr 23;13(5):5559-5571. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b00439

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Phan, T.H. ; Van Gorp, H. ; Li, Z. et al. / Graphite and Graphene Fairy Circles : A Bottom-Up Approach for the Formation of Nanocorrals. In: ACS Nano. 2019 ; Vol. 13, No. 5. pp. 5559-5571.

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title = "Graphite and Graphene Fairy Circles: A Bottom-Up Approach for the Formation of Nanocorrals",
abstract = "A convenient covalent functionalization approach and nanopatterning method of graphite and graphene is developed. In contrast to expectations, electrochemically activated dediazotization of a mixture of two aryl diazonium compounds in aqueous media leads to a spatially inhomogeneous functionalization of graphitic surfaces, creating covalently modified surfaces with quasi-uniform spaced islands of pristine graphite or graphene, coined nanocorrals. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry approaches are compared. The average diameter (45-130 nm) and surface density (20-125 corrals/μm 2 ) of these nanocorrals are tunable. These chemically modified nanostructured graphitic (CMNG) surfaces are characterized by atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Mechanisms leading to the formation of these CMNG surfaces are discussed. The potential of these surfaces to investigate supramolecular self-assembly and on-surface reactions under nanoconfinement conditions is demonstrated. {\textcopyright} 2019 American Chemical Society.",
keywords = "chronoamperometry, covalent functionalization, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical grafting, nanoconfined self-assembly, on-surface polymerization, Atomic force microscopy, Chronoamperometry, Contrast media, Grafting (chemical), Graphene, Graphite, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Surface reactions, X ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Bottom up approach, Chemically modified, Covalent functionalizations, Electrochemical grafting, Functionalizations, Spatially inhomogeneous, Supramolecular self-assemblies, Surface polymerization, Cyclic voltammetry",
author = "T.H. Phan and {Van Gorp}, H. and Z. Li and {Trung Huynh}, T.M. and Y. Fujita and L. Verstraete and S. Eyley and W. Thielemans and H. Uji-I and B.E. Hirsch and S.F.L. Mertens and J. Greenwood and O. Ivasenko and {De Feyter}, S.",
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T1 - Graphite and Graphene Fairy Circles

T2 - A Bottom-Up Approach for the Formation of Nanocorrals

AU - Phan, T.H.

AU - Van Gorp, H.

AU - Li, Z.

AU - Trung Huynh, T.M.

AU - Fujita, Y.

AU - Verstraete, L.

AU - Eyley, S.

AU - Thielemans, W.

AU - Uji-I, H.

AU - Hirsch, B.E.

AU - Mertens, S.F.L.

AU - Greenwood, J.

AU - Ivasenko, O.

AU - De Feyter, S.

N1 - This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ACS Nano, copyright ©2019 American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.9b00439

PY - 2019/4/23

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N2 - A convenient covalent functionalization approach and nanopatterning method of graphite and graphene is developed. In contrast to expectations, electrochemically activated dediazotization of a mixture of two aryl diazonium compounds in aqueous media leads to a spatially inhomogeneous functionalization of graphitic surfaces, creating covalently modified surfaces with quasi-uniform spaced islands of pristine graphite or graphene, coined nanocorrals. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry approaches are compared. The average diameter (45-130 nm) and surface density (20-125 corrals/μm 2 ) of these nanocorrals are tunable. These chemically modified nanostructured graphitic (CMNG) surfaces are characterized by atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Mechanisms leading to the formation of these CMNG surfaces are discussed. The potential of these surfaces to investigate supramolecular self-assembly and on-surface reactions under nanoconfinement conditions is demonstrated. © 2019 American Chemical Society.

AB - A convenient covalent functionalization approach and nanopatterning method of graphite and graphene is developed. In contrast to expectations, electrochemically activated dediazotization of a mixture of two aryl diazonium compounds in aqueous media leads to a spatially inhomogeneous functionalization of graphitic surfaces, creating covalently modified surfaces with quasi-uniform spaced islands of pristine graphite or graphene, coined nanocorrals. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry approaches are compared. The average diameter (45-130 nm) and surface density (20-125 corrals/μm 2 ) of these nanocorrals are tunable. These chemically modified nanostructured graphitic (CMNG) surfaces are characterized by atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Mechanisms leading to the formation of these CMNG surfaces are discussed. The potential of these surfaces to investigate supramolecular self-assembly and on-surface reactions under nanoconfinement conditions is demonstrated. © 2019 American Chemical Society.

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KW - covalent functionalization

KW - cyclic voltammetry

KW - electrochemical grafting

KW - nanoconfined self-assembly

KW - on-surface polymerization

KW - Atomic force microscopy

KW - Chronoamperometry

KW - Contrast media

KW - Grafting (chemical)

KW - Graphene

KW - Graphite

KW - Scanning tunneling microscopy

KW - Surface reactions

KW - X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

KW - Bottom up approach

KW - Chemically modified

KW - Covalent functionalizations

KW - Electrochemical grafting

KW - Functionalizations

KW - Spatially inhomogeneous

KW - Supramolecular self-assemblies

KW - Surface polymerization

KW - Cyclic voltammetry

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DO - 10.1021/acsnano.9b00439

M3 - Journal article

VL - 13

SP - 5559

EP - 5571

JO - ACS Nano

JF - ACS Nano

SN - 1936-0851

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ER -