Dependence of the shape of graphene nanobubbles on trapped substance

H. Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami; K. S. Vasu; R. R. Nair; François M. Peeters; M. Neek-Amal

doi:10.1038/ncomms15844

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Dependence of the shape of graphene nanobubbles on trapped substance

H. Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami,
K. S. Vasu,
R. R. Nair,
François M. Peeters,
M. Neek-Amal

Affiliations

H. Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami: Departement Fysica, Universiteit Antwerpen
K. S. Vasu: School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester
R. R. Nair: School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester
François M. Peeters: Departement Fysica, Universiteit Antwerpen
M. Neek-Amal: National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15844
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Graphene nanobubbles can act as enclosures for holding small volumes of substances. Here the authors find a correlation between bubble shape and the encapsulated material providing a potential method for determining the graphene bubble content by its deformation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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