Holey Graphene as a Weed Barrier for Molecules.

Gethers, Matthew L; Thomas, John C; Jiang, Shan; Weiss, Nathan O; Duan, Xiangfang; Goddard, William A; Weiss, Paul S · ACS Nano · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We demonstrate the use of "holey" graphene as a mask against molecular adsorption. Prepared porous graphene is transferred onto a Au{111} substrate, annealed, and then exposed to dilute solutions of 1-adamantanethiol. In the pores of the graphene lattice, we find islands of organized, self-assembled molecules. The bare Au in the pores can be regenerated by postdeposition annealing, and new molecules can be self-assembled in the exposed Au region. Graphene can serve as a robust, patternable mask against the deposition of self-assembled monolayers.