Virtual Vibrational Analytics of Reduced Graphene Oxide

Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jun 23;23(13):6978. doi: 10.3390/ijms23136978.

Abstract

The digital twin concept lays the foundation of the virtual vibrational analytics suggested in the current paper. The latter presents extended virtual experiments aimed at determining the specific features of the optical spectra of the studied molecules that provide reliable express analysis of the body spatial structure and chemical content. Reduced graphene oxide was selected as the virtual experiment goal. A set of nanosize necklaced graphene molecules, based on the same graphene domain but differing by the necklace contents, were selected as the relevant DTs. As shown, the Raman spectra signatures contained information concerning the spatial structure of the graphene domains, while the molecule necklaces were responsible for the IR spectra. Suggested sets of general frequency kits facilitate the detailed chemical analysis. Express analysis of a shungite carbon, composed of rGO basic structural units, revealed the high ability of the approach.

Keywords: IR and Raman spectra; digital spectrometer; digital twins; general frequency kit; reduced graphene oxide; unrestricted Hartree–Fock theory; virtual vibrational analytics; virtual vibrational spectrometry.

MeSH terms

  • Graphite*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Quantum Theory
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman
  • Vibration

Substances

  • graphene oxide
  • Graphite

Grants and funding

This research receives no external funding.