Electronic Detection of Oxygen Adsorption and Size-Specific Doping of Few-Atom Gold Clusters on Graphene

Scheerder, Jeroen E.; Liu, Shuanglong; Zharinov, Vyacheslav S.; Reckinger, Nicolas; Colomer, Jean-François; Cheng, Hai-Ping; Van de Vondel, Joris; Janssens, Ewald

doi:10.1002/admi.201801274

Title: Electronic Detection of Oxygen Adsorption and Size-Specific Doping of Few-Atom Gold Clusters on Graphene

Journal Article · 29 October 2018 · Advanced Materials Interfaces

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201801274 · OSTI ID:1609399

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Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Heverlee (Belgium); DOE/OSTI
Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Heverlee (Belgium)
University of Namur (Belgium)

Graphene's sensitivity to adsorbed particles has attracted widespread attention because of its potential sensor applications. Size-selected few-atom clusters are promising candidates as adparticles to graphene. Due to their small size, physicochemical properties are dominated by quantum size effects. In particular, few-atom gold clusters demonstrate a significant catalytic activity in various oxidation reactions. In this joint experimental and computational work, size-selected gold clusters with 3 and 6 atoms adsorbed on graphene field-effect transistors and their interaction with molecular oxygen are investigated. While oxygen adsorbs at both cluster sizes, there is a pronounced cluster size dependence in the corresponding doping, as demonstrated via first-principle calculations and electronic transport measurements. Furthermore, the doping of gold cluster decorated graphene changes sign from n- to p-doping upon oxygen adsorption, directly evidencing electron transfer to the oxygen molecules and hence their activation. These observations pinpoint graphene as a valuable platform to investigate and exploit size-dependent cluster properties.

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Research Organization:: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-02ER45995

OSTI ID:: 1609399

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials Interfaces, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Interfaces Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 5; ISSN 2196-7350

Publisher:: Wiley-VCHCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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