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    Fabrication of Nano-Onion-Structured Graphene Films from Citrus sinensis Extract and Their Wetting and Sensing Characteristics

    Year: 2020

    Journal: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Volume 12, JUL 1, page 29594–29604

    Authors: Alancherry, Surjith; Bazaka, Kateryna; Levchenko, Igor; Al-jumaili, Ahmed; Kandel, Bigyan; Alex, Aaron; Hernandez, Francisco C. Robles; Varghese, Oomman K.; Jacob, Mohan V.

    Organizations: James Cook University; School of Chemistry and Physics, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology; Australian Research CouncilAustralian Research Council

    Keywords: plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; chemical vapor deposition; organic precursor; graphene; nano onion; chemical sensor

    Graphene and its derivatives have acquired substantial research attention in recent years because of their wide range of potential applications. Implementing sustainable technologies for fabricating these functional nanomaterials is becoming increasingly apparent, and therefore, a wide spectrum of naturally derived precursors has been identified and reformed through various established techniques for the purpose. Nevertheless, most of these methods could only be considered partially sustainable because of their complexity as well as high energy, time, and resource requirements. Here, we report the fabrication of carbon nano-onion-interspersed vertically oriented multilayer graphene nanosheets through a single-step, environmentally benign radio frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition process from a low-cost carbon feedstock, the oil from the peel of Citrus sinensis orange fruits. C. sinensis essential oil is a volatile aroma liquid principally composed of nonsynthetic hydrocarbon limonene. Transmission electron microscopy studies on the structure unveiled the presence of hollow quasi-spherical carbon nano-onion-like structures incorporated within graphene layers. The as-fabricated nano-onion-incorporated graphene films exhibited a highly hydrophobic nature showing a water contact angle of up to 129(0). The surface energies of these films were in the range of 41 to 35 mJ.m(-2). Moreover, a chemiresistive sensor directly fabricated using C. sinensis-derived onion-structured graphene showed a p-type semiconductor nature and a promising response to acetone at room temperature. With its unique morphology, surface properties, and electrical characteristics, this material is expected to be useful for a wide range of applications.
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