Evidence for Charge Transfer at the Interface between Hybrid Phosphomolybdate and Epitaxial Graphene

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• 作者：Loïc Huder ; Corentin Rinfray ; Denis Rouchon ; Anass Benayad ; Mira Baraket ; Guillaume Izzet ; Felipe Lipp-Bregolin ; Gérard Lapertot ; Lionel Dubois ; Anna Proust ; Louis Jansen ; Florence Duclairoir
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 17, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：32
• 期：19
• 页码：4774-4783
• 全文大小：640K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-5827

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The interfacing of polyoxometalates and graphene can be considered to be an innovative way to generate hybrid structures that take advantage of the properties of both components. Polyoxometalates are redox-sensitive and photosensitive compounds with high temperature stability (up to 400 °C for some), showing tunable properties depending on the metal incorporated inside the complex. Graphene has a unique electronic band structure combined with good material properties for electrical and optical applications. The spontaneous, rather than electrochemical, functionalization of epitaxial graphene on SiC with Keggin phosphomolybdate derivative TBA₃[PMo₁₁O₃₉{Sn(C₆H₄)C≡C(C₆H₄)N₂}] (named K^Mo_Sn[N₂⁺]) bearing a phenyl diazonium unit is investigated. Graphene decoration is evidenced by means of AFM, Raman, XPS, and cyclic voltammetry, indicating a successful immobilization of the polyoxomolybdate. The covalent bonding of the polyoxometalate to the graphene substrate can be deduced from the appearance of a D band in the Raman spectra and from the loss of mobility in the electrical conduction. High-resolution XPS spectra reveal an electron transfer from the graphene to the Mo complex. The comparison of charge-carrier density measurements before and after grafting supports the p-type doping effect, which is further evidenced by work function UPS measurements.