Biodegradation of the graphene-based materials is an emerging issue due to their estimated widespread usage in different industries. Indeed, a few concerns have been raised about their biopersistence. Here, we propose the design of surface-functionalized graphene oxide (GO) with the capacity to degrade more effectively compared to unmodified GO using horseradish peroxidase (HRP). For this purpo...

A new class of functionalized graphene-filled solderable isotropically conductive adhesive (ICA) has been developed using a low-meltingpoint alloy (LMPA) fillers. The mechanical and electrical characteristics of formulated ICAs were investigated and compared with those of three kinds of conventional ICAs filled with Ag particles. The functionalized graphene-filled solderable ICA formed good met...

We investigate the adsorption process of an organic biomolecule (chitosan) on epoxy-functionalized graphene using ab-initio density functional methods incorporating van-der-waals (vdW) interactions. The role of London dispersion force on the cohesive energy and conformal preference of the molecule is quantitatively elucidated. Functionalizing graphene with epoxy leads to weak hydrogen-bond inte...

First-principles calculations have been used to investigate the structural and electronic properties of graphene supported on functionalized hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) with hydrogen and fluorine atoms. Our results show that the hydrogenation and fluorination of the h-BN substrate modify the electronic properties of graphene. Interactions of graphene with fully hydrogenated or fully fluorina...

Graphene oxide (GO) was functionalized and reduced simultaneously by a new reductant, 4-hydrazinobenzenesulfonic acid (HBS), with a one-step and environmentally friendly process. The hydrophilic sulfonic acid group in HBS was grafted onto the surface of GO through a covalent bond. The successful preparation of HBS reduced GO (HBS-rGO) was testified by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray d...