Graphene ripples generated by grain boundaries in highly ordered pyrolytic graphite

Extinction of ferromagnetism in highly ordered pyrolytic graphite by annealing

We report that the ferromagnetism of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) samples as measured by hysteretic magnetization loops can be diminished and eventually extinguished with sufficiently long high vacuum anneals at temperatures on the order of 2300 !C. Concomitant with the extinction of ferromagnetism, we observe an annealinduced increase in grain size (accompanied by possible edge rec...

Experimental Studies on Plasmon Resonance of Ag Nanoparticles on Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG)

UFM observation of lattice defects in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite

Ultrasonic force microscopy (UFM) can be used to image the distribution of elastic modulus up to several tens of GPa, which is not possible by the force modulation mode using a soft cantilever of spring constant less than 1 N m‘. It was shown that by careful design of a piezoelectric transducer, together with a sample with small friction force, deflection vibration of the cantilever without tor...

Electrogenerated chemiluminescence of partially oxidized highly oriented pyrolytic graphite surfaces and of graphene oxide nanoparticles.

Electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) can be obtained from an electrochemically oxidized highly oriented pyrolytic graphite electrode or a graphene oxide suspension in an aqueous solution containing 0.1 M NaClO(4), phosphate buffer (PBS) (pH = 7.0) and 13 mM tri-n-propylamine. Single ECL events from individual graphene oxide nanosheets can be observed. The observation of ECL in such systems ...

Optical Properties of Pyrolytic Carbon Films Versus Graphite and Graphene

We report a comparative study of optical properties of 5-20 nm thick pyrolytic carbon (PyC) films, graphite, and graphene. The complex dielectric permittivity of PyC is obtained by measuring polarization-sensitive reflectance and transmittance spectra of the PyC films deposited on silica substrate. The Lorentz-Drude model describes well the general features of the optical properties of PyC from...