infocus #19 September 2010 Chemically Modified Graphene

DOI: 10.22443/rms.inf.1.61

Progress in nanoscience and the continued development of ever higher resolution electron microscopes, means that often contrast from the support materials on which nanomaterials are placed for study in the transmission electron microscope (TEM) often obscures the structure of the material under investigation. As a result, the pursuit of ultra-thin and stable thin film supports is necessary to improve structural determination of nanomaterials by TEM. Perhaps the ultimate support is graphene, a single carbon atom thick crystal and the building block of graphite, which is being studied intensively due to its exceptional electrical, thermal and optical properties.