Electronic Transport in Functionalized Graphene: from Strong Chemisorption to Weakly Bonded Adsorbates
Open Access
Author:
Liang, Sangzi
Graduate Program:
Physics
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Document Type:
Dissertation
Date of Defense:
November 20, 2015
Committee Members:
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member Jainendra Jain, Committee Member Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Special Member
Keywords:
graphene conductivity functionalization gas sensor
Abstract:
Graphene is a new two-dimensional material that has many interesting properties due to its low energy excitations which behave as Dirac fermions. To unlock its application potential, it is necessary to study the electronic transport in graphene samples that are disordered or functionalized. This is partly due to the fact that pristine graphene is costly to prepare, but some application aspects also depend on the controlled functionalization of graphene and the resulting change in the electric conductivity, such as graphene gas sensors. This dissertation discusses four topics related to functionalized graphene systems and their electronic transport behavior.
