Issue 31, 2013

Tunability by alkali metal cations of photoinduced charge separation in azacrown functionalized graphene

Abstract

A modified graphene oxide containing aza-9-crown-3 ether units covalently anchored has been prepared; aqueous suspensions of this material in the presence of Li+, Na+ and K+ cations exhibit enhanced electrochemical response, enhanced photoinduced charge separation and longer lifetimes, facts that can be attributed to stabilization of electrons on graphene oxide by the nearby alkali metal cation–azacrown complexes.

Graphical abstract: Tunability by alkali metal cations of photoinduced charge separation in azacrown functionalized graphene

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Dec 2012
Accepted
18 Feb 2013
First published
18 Feb 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 3236-3238

Tunability by alkali metal cations of photoinduced charge separation in azacrown functionalized graphene

R. Ballesteros-Garrido, M. de Miguel, A. Doménech-Carbó, M. Alvaro and H. Garcia, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 3236 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC39145K

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