Nature Communications (Apr 2016)
Light-enhanced liquid-phase exfoliation and current photoswitching in graphene–azobenzene composites
- Markus Döbbelin,
- Artur Ciesielski,
- Sébastien Haar,
- Silvio Osella,
- Matteo Bruna,
- Andrea Minoia,
- Luca Grisanti,
- Thomas Mosciatti,
- Fanny Richard,
- Eko Adi Prasetyanto,
- Luisa De Cola,
- Vincenzo Palermo,
- Raffaello Mazzaro,
- Vittorio Morandi,
- Roberto Lazzaroni,
- Andrea C. Ferrari,
- David Beljonne,
- Paolo Samorì
Affiliations
- Markus Döbbelin
- Nanochemistry Laboratory, ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS
- Artur Ciesielski
- Nanochemistry Laboratory, ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS
- Sébastien Haar
- Nanochemistry Laboratory, ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS
- Silvio Osella
- Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons
- Matteo Bruna
- Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge
- Andrea Minoia
- Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons
- Luca Grisanti
- Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons
- Thomas Mosciatti
- Nanochemistry Laboratory, ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS
- Fanny Richard
- Nanochemistry Laboratory, ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS
- Eko Adi Prasetyanto
- Laboratory of Supramolecular Biomaterials and Chemistry, ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS
- Luisa De Cola
- Laboratory of Supramolecular Biomaterials and Chemistry, ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS
- Vincenzo Palermo
- ISOF-CNR
- Raffaello Mazzaro
- IMM-CNR Sezione di Bologna
- Vittorio Morandi
- IMM-CNR Sezione di Bologna
- Roberto Lazzaroni
- Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons
- Andrea C. Ferrari
- Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge
- David Beljonne
- Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons
- Paolo Samorì
- Nanochemistry Laboratory, ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11090
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Photochemical isomerisation can engender large conformational rearrangements, giving rise to switchable physical and electronic properties. Here, the authors use azo-benzene derivatives as addressable surfactants to facilitate the exfoliation of graphene and provide light activated modulation.