Combining 2D silica glass and graphene results in a 2D hybrid material called glaphene

Researchers from Rice University, University of Sussex, Pennsylvania State University and Federal University of Minas Gerais have created a 2D hybrid by chemically integrating two fundamentally different 2D materials – graphene and silica glass – into a single, stable compound called glaphene.

Synthesis and structure of glaphene. Credit: Advanced Materials

The team proposed a metastable hybrid structure based on first-principles calculations, synthesized it via scalable liquid precursor-based vapor-phase growth, and chemically validated the interlayer structure and hybridization using extensive optical and electron spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and atomic-resolution electron microscopy.

Synthesis and structure of glaphene. Credit: Advanced Materials The team proposed a metastable hybrid structure based on first-principles calculations, synthesized it via scalable liquid precursor-based vapor-phase growth, and chemically validated the interlayer structure and hybridization using extensive optical and electron spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and atomic-resolution electron microscopy.

Read More Graphene-Info – Graphene industry portal