Impact of Graphene Work Function on the Electronic Structures at the Interface between Graphene and Organic Molecules
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of NH2-SAM and F-SAM on SiO2
2.2. Graphene Growth and Transfer
2.3. Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, H.; Yang, X.; Dou, W.; Wang, P.; Ye, Q.; Yang, X.; Li, B.; Mao, H. Impact of Graphene Work Function on the Electronic Structures at the Interface between Graphene and Organic Molecules. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081136
Wang H, Yang X, Dou W, Wang P, Ye Q, Yang X, Li B, Mao H. Impact of Graphene Work Function on the Electronic Structures at the Interface between Graphene and Organic Molecules. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(8):1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081136
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Haitao, Xiangdong Yang, Weidong Dou, Peng Wang, Quanlin Ye, Xuxin Yang, Baoxing Li, and Hongying Mao. 2019. "Impact of Graphene Work Function on the Electronic Structures at the Interface between Graphene and Organic Molecules" Nanomaterials 9, no. 8: 1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081136