A versatile route to edge-specific modifications to pristine graphene by electrophilic aromatic substitution.

Philippa M Shellard Thunyaporn SrisubinMirja HartmannJoseph Butcher Fan Fei Henry Cox Thomas P McNamaraTrevor McArdleAshley M ShepherdRobert M J Jacobs Thomas A Waigh Sabine L Flitsch Christopher F Blanford

Published in: Journal of materials science (2020)

Electrophilic aromatic substitution produces edge-specific modifications to CVD graphene and graphene nanoplatelets that are suitable for specific attachment of biomolecules.

Keyphrases

walled carbon nanotubes
room temperature
carbon nanotubes