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Surface stress of graphene layers supported on soft substrate.

ABSTRACT: We obtain the surface stress of a single layer and multilayers of graphene supported on silicone substrates by measuring the deformation of the graphene-covered substrates induced by the surface tension of liquid droplets together with the Neumann's triangle concept. We find that the surface stress of the graphene-covered substrate is significant larger than that of the bare substrate, and it increases with increasing graphene layers, and finally reaches a constant value of about 120?mN/m on three and more layers of graphene. This work demonstrates that the apparent surface stress of graphene-substrate systems can be tuned by the substrate and the graphene layers. The surface stress and the tuning effect of the substrate on it may have applications in design and characterization of graphene-based ultra-sensitive sensors and other devices. Moreover, the method may also be used to measure the surface stress of other ultrathin films supported on soft substrates.

SUBMITTER: Du F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4863371 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Surface stress of graphene layers supported on soft substrate.

Du Feng F Huang Jianyong J Duan Huiling H Xiong Chunyang C Wang Jianxiang J

Scientific reports 20160511

We obtain the surface stress of a single layer and multilayers of graphene supported on silicone substrates by measuring the deformation of the graphene-covered substrates induced by the surface tension of liquid droplets together with the Neumann's triangle concept. We find that the surface stress of the graphene-covered substrate is significant larger than that of the bare substrate, and it increases with increasing graphene layers, and finally reaches a constant value of about 120 mN/m on thr ...[more]

PMID: 27166087

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