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Conductive hydrophobic graphene oxide films via laser-scribed surface modification
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Charl F.J. Faul ,
Shirin Alexander
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume: 687, Pages: 189 - 196
Swansea University Authors:
HENRY APSEY, Donald Hill, Shirin Alexander
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.02.055
Abstract
Graphene oxide (GO) can be surface modified for various purposes, including enhancing its properties or tailoring its behaviour for specific applications such as biosensing. Herein we report the behaviour of a carboxylate functionalized graphene oxide that is both water repellent and electrically co...
| Published in: | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science |
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| ISSN: | 0021-9797 1095-7103 |
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Elsevier Inc
2025
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68863 |
| Abstract: |
Graphene oxide (GO) can be surface modified for various purposes, including enhancing its properties or tailoring its behaviour for specific applications such as biosensing. Herein we report the behaviour of a carboxylate functionalized graphene oxide that is both water repellent and electrically conductive. The GO is first produced using a modified Hummers method and then functionalized with a hyperbranched isostearic alcohol through an esterification reaction. The as-deposited functionalized GO films were observed to cause “petal-like” wetting of water, whereby droplets exhibited contact angles (CAs) greater than 150° and remaining pinned to the surface. To improve their conductivity, films of the functionalized GO deposited onto glass were laser-scribed to reduce some of the specific, adjoining regions of oxidic carbon to partially restore some of the sp2 C network. This improved the conductivity of the as-deposited GO films by approximately four orders of magnitude from 0.002 to ∼20 S/m using the low laser scan speed of 250 mm/min. It was observed that with a high laser scan speed of 500 mm/min some of the hydrophobic character was retained (CAs ∼110°), whilst maintaining conductivities of up to 0.17 S/m. Consequently, these materials show promise for applications such as biosensing materials, where tuneable hydrophobicity combined with conductivity are required characteristics. |
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| Keywords: |
Wettability; Wearable electronics; Conductive; Waterproof; Water-repellent; Carbon materials; Biosensors |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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Financial support was provided by EPSRC DTP EP/R51312X/1 and Salts Healthcare. |
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