Fluorographene: a two-dimensional counterpart of Teflon

Small. 2010 Dec 20;6(24):2877-84. doi: 10.1002/smll.201001555.

Abstract

A stoichiometric derivative of graphene with a fluorine atom attached to each carbon is reported. Raman, optical, structural, micromechanical, and transport studies show that the material is qualitatively different from the known graphene-based nonstoichiometric derivatives. Fluorographene is a high-quality insulator (resistivity >10(12) Ω) with an optical gap of 3 eV. It inherits the mechanical strength of graphene, exhibiting a Young's modulus of 100 N m(-1) and sustaining strains of 15%. Fluorographene is inert and stable up to 400 °C even in air, similar to Teflon.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Halogenation
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman

Substances

  • Graphite
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene