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Advances in Research on Graphene and Related Materials: From Preparation and Tuning Properties to Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Carbon Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2024 | Viewed by 1528

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Electrochemical Processes Unit, IMDEA Energy, Avd. Ramon de La Sagra 3, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
Interests: energy storage; batteries; electrochemical engineering and renewable energy

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1. Department of Organic Chemistry, National University of Cordoba (UNC), Córdoba, Argentina
2. Département de Chimie et Centre d’Optique, Photonique et laser (COPL), Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Interests: nanomaterials; nanophotonics; biophotonics; nanotechnology and nanomedicine

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1. Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
2. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos y Química Aplicada (IPQA), Córdoba, Argentina
Interests: nanomaterials; nanobionsensors; chemical actuators; smart devices; polymers and macromolecules; nanotechnology and nanomedicine

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In this special Issue is intended to present from basis of Graphene properties towards advances in the cutting edge of knowledge focused on last studies in progress. In this context it is invited to all potential contributors to submit their Research insights, full Research articles, Reviews, and commentaries and letters related. In this regard, it is intended to show and discuss Research in many topics such as; i)semiconductors, ii) Opto-electronics, iii) Nano-Optics; iv) Electromagnetic fields, v) Plasmonics, vi) Quantum Dots; vii) Quantum emissions; viii) Quantum phenomena; ix) Thermo-responsive properties, etc.. In this manner many approaches and strategies are attended to present and develop, as for example i) design and synthesis of Optical active Nanoplatforms; ii) chemical modifications of Graphene and derivatives; iii) chemical modification of substrates; iv) Hybrid Nanocomposites; ii) Heterojunctions; iii) Nano-, Micro-devices; etc. Moreover the implication of Graphene based materials within Bioapplications open the possibility to propose Research works focusing on Bioconjugation and uses in Nanotechnology from Nanomedicine to frontiers in Quantum Biology. In this manner it is attended to cover a wide spectrum of interest involucred.

However, if there are new topics and themes related; they are all welcomed as well. By this manner, new proposals and ideas out of scope are expected to receive.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Enrique Garcia-Quismondo
Dr. Angel Guillermo Bracamonte
Dr. Marcelo Ricardo Romero
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Keywords

  • graphene
  • advanced materials
  • opto-electronics
  • quantum properties
  • carbon based materials
  • chemical modifications
  • nano- and micro-devices
  • nano-optics

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Study of Morphology Control of Electro-Deposited Silver on Electro-Chemically Exfoliated Graphene Electrode and Its Conductivity
by Siwon Bak and Jongwon Shim
Materials 2024, 17(12), 2988; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17122988 - 18 Jun 2024
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Solution-processed graphene is beneficial for large-scale, low-cost production. However, its small lateral size, variable layer thickness, and uncontrollable oxidation level still restrict its widespread electronic application. In this study, a newly developed electrochemical exfoliation process was introduced, and a graphene-patched film electrode was [...] Read more.
Solution-processed graphene is beneficial for large-scale, low-cost production. However, its small lateral size, variable layer thickness, and uncontrollable oxidation level still restrict its widespread electronic application. In this study, a newly developed electrochemical exfoliation process was introduced, and a graphene-patched film electrode was fabricated by interfacial self-assembly. We were able to minimize the deterioration of graphene colloids during exfoliation by voltage and electrolyte modulation, but the patched structure of the graphene electrode still showed low conductivity with numerous inter-sheet junctions. Therefore, we determined the optimal conditions for the growth of fully networked silver structures on the multi-stacked graphene film by direct current electro-deposition, and these silver–graphene composite films showed significantly lowered graphene-colloid-patched film surface resistance. Full article
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Optical Active Meta-Surfaces, -Substrates, and Single Quantum Dots Based on Tuning Organic Composites with Graphene
by Marcelo R. Romero and A. Guillermo Bracamonte
Materials 2024, 17(13), 3242; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17133242 - 2 Jul 2024
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In this communication, the design and fabrication of optical active metamaterials were developed by the incorporation of graphene and joining it to different substrates with variable spectroscopical properties. It focuses on how graphene and its derivatives could generate varied optical setups and materials [...] Read more.
In this communication, the design and fabrication of optical active metamaterials were developed by the incorporation of graphene and joining it to different substrates with variable spectroscopical properties. It focuses on how graphene and its derivatives could generate varied optical setups and materials considering modified and enhanced optics within substrates and surfaces. In this manner, it is discussed how light could be tuned and modified along its path from confined nano-patterned surfaces or through a modified micro-lens. In addition to these optical properties generated from the physical interaction of light, it should be added that the non-classical light pathways and quantum phenomena could participate. In this way, graphene and related carbon-based materials with particular properties, such as highly condensed electronics, pseudo-electromagnetic properties, and quantum and luminescent properties, could be incorporated. Therefore, the modified substrates could be switched by photo-stimulation with variable responses depending on the nature of the material constitution. Therefore, the optical properties of graphene and its derivatives are discussed in these types of metasurfaces with targeted optical active properties, such as within the UV, IR, and terahertz wavelength intervals, along with their further properties and respective potential applications. Full article
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