title: A novel approach to create a highly ordered monolayer film of graphene nanosheets at the liquid-liquid interface.
abstract: A monolayer of ultrathin sheets of highly hydrophobic graphene nanosheets was prepared on a large area substrate via self-assembly at the liquid-liquid interface. Driven by the minimization of interfacial energy these planar shaped graphene nanosheets produce a close packed monolayer structure at the liquid-liquid interface. This monolayer film shows high electrical conductivity of more than 1000 S/cm and an optical transmission of more than 70% at a wavelength of 550 nm. Interfacial self-assembly of these nanosheets demonstrates a promising route for the application of this novel material in optoelectronics applications.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Composite Materials and Structures Center, Michigan State University, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Lawrence T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Drzal
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D012996:Solutions; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012996:Solutions; D006108:Graphite