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Impermeability of graphene and its applications

Vikas Berry
- 01 Oct 2013 - 
- Vol. 62, Iss: 62, pp 1-10
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In this article, the authors discuss the genesis of impermeability in graphene and its extraordinary applications in fluid-encasement for wet electron-microscopy, selective gas-permeation, nanopore-bio-diffusion, and barrier coating against rusting and environmental hazards.
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This article is published in Carbon.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 580 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Graphene oxide paper & Graphene foam.

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Functionalized graphene and other two-dimensional materials for photovoltaic devices: device design and processing

TL;DR: This review will focus on the recent advances in the applications of graphene and other 2D materials in various photovoltaic devices, including organic solar cells, Schottky junctionSolar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells), quantum dot-s Sensitized solar Cells, and perovskite solar cells in terms of the functionalization techniques of the materials, the device design and the device performance.
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Graphene membranes for water desalination

TL;DR: The potential of graphene membranes for water desalination is discussed in this article, where Mady Elbahri from Aalto University in Finland reviews efforts to achieve these goals using graphene monolayers perforated with nanoscale pores.
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Optical Refractive Index Sensors with Plasmonic and Photonic Structures: Promising and Inconvenient Truth

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on optical refractive index (RI) sensors with no fluorescent labeling required, and utilize two parameters to characterize and compare the performance of optical RI sensors: sensitivity to RI change (denoted by symbol SRI) and figure of merit (in short, FoM).
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The Role of Graphene and Other 2D Materials in Solar Photovoltaics.

TL;DR: A comprehensive review on the current state-of-the-art of 2D-materials-based solar photovoltaics is presented here so that the recent advances of2D materials for solar cells can be employed for formulating the future roadmap of various photov Holtaic technologies.
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Control of radiation damage in MoS(2) by graphene encapsulation.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated, on the example of MoS2, that encapsulation of such crystals between two layers of graphene allows for a dramatic improvement in stability of the studied 2D crystal and permits careful control over the defect nature and formation in it.
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