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Protection of Molecular Microcrystals by Encapsulation under Single-Layer Graphene.

ABSTRACT: Microcrystals composed of the conjugated organic molecule perylene can be encapsulated beneath single-layer graphene using mild conditions. Scanning electron and atomic force microscopy images show that the graphene exists as a conformal coating on top of the crystal. Raman spectroscopy indicates that the graphene is only slightly perturbed by the underlying crystal, probably due to strain. The graphene layer provides complete protection from a variety of solvents and prevents sublimation of the crystal at elevated temperatures. Time-resolved photoluminescence measurements do not detect any quenching of the perylene emission by the graphene layer, although nonradiative energy transfer within a few nanometers of the crystal-graphene interface cannot be ruled out. The ability to encapsulate samples on a substrate under a graphene monolayer may provide a new way to access and interact with the organic crystal under ambient conditions.

SUBMITTER: Li W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6644355 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Protection of Molecular Microcrystals by Encapsulation under Single-Layer Graphene.

Li Wangxiang W Tierce Nathan T NT Bekyarova Elena E Bardeen Christopher J CJ

ACS omega 20180720 7

Microcrystals composed of the conjugated organic molecule perylene can be encapsulated beneath single-layer graphene using mild conditions. Scanning electron and atomic force microscopy images show that the graphene exists as a conformal coating on top of the crystal. Raman spectroscopy indicates that the graphene is only slightly perturbed by the underlying crystal, probably due to strain. The graphene layer provides complete protection from a variety of solvents and prevents sublimation of the ...[more]

PMID: 31458949

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