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Charge Induced Dynamics of Water in a Graphene-Mica Slit Pore.

ABSTRACT: We use atomic force microscopy to in situ investigate the dynamic behavior of confined water at the interface between graphene and mica. The graphene is either uncharged, negatively charged, or positively charged. At high humidity, a third water layer will intercalate between graphene and mica. When graphene is negatively charged, the interface fills faster with a complete three layer water film, compared to uncharged graphene. As charged positively, the third water layer dewets the interface, either by evaporation into the ambient or by the formation of three-dimensional droplets under the graphene, on top of the bilayer. Our experimental findings reveal novel phenomena of water at the nanoscale, which are interesting from a fundamental point of view and demonstrate the direct control over the wetting properties of the graphene/water interface.

SUBMITTER: Dollekamp E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5677248 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Charge Induced Dynamics of Water in a Graphene-Mica Slit Pore.

Dollekamp Edwin E Bampoulis Pantelis P Faasen Daniël P DP Zandvliet Harold J W HJW Kooij E Stefan ES

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids 20171018 43

We use atomic force microscopy to in situ investigate the dynamic behavior of confined water at the interface between graphene and mica. The graphene is either uncharged, negatively charged, or positively charged. At high humidity, a third water layer will intercalate between graphene and mica. When graphene is negatively charged, the interface fills faster with a complete three layer water film, compared to uncharged graphene. As charged positively, the third water layer dewets the interface, e ...[more]

PMID: 28985466

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