Kseniia Mosina , Tomáš Hartman , Marco Serra , Fedor Lipilin , Nikolas Antonatos , Vlastimil Mazánek , Jan Luxa , Jakub Regner , Zdeněk Sofer
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Abstract
The characteristics of widely explored two-dimensional (2D) layered materials make them promising objects for structural functionalization to adjust their physical and chemical properties. The chemical functionalization of graphene family members has been reported to be useful in catalysis, although the efficiency of organic substitution of germanene, the newborn in the graphene family, remains limited and fairly attracts significant scientific attention. In this study, we explore the photoelectrochemical (PEC) activity of hydroxyalkyl germananes Gen-(CH2)n-OH (n = 2, 6, 10) through PEC-type photodetector experiments, employing excitation wavelengths ranging from 360 to 720 nm. Our findings reveal that organic substitution induces the opening of the germanane band gap, leading to a significant widening up to 2.38 eV and enhanced charge transfer kinetics under visible light irradiation.
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FlatChem - Chemistry of Flat Materials, a new voice in the community, publishes original and significant, cutting-edge research related to the chemistry of graphene and related 2D & layered materials. The overall aim of the journal is to combine the chemistry and applications of these materials, where the submission of communications, full papers, and concepts should contain chemistry in a materials context, which can be both experimental and/or theoretical. In addition to original research articles, FlatChem also offers reviews, minireviews, highlights and perspectives on the future of this research area with the scientific leaders in fields related to Flat Materials. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: -Design, synthesis, applications and investigation of graphene, graphene related materials and other 2D & layered materials (for example Silicene, Germanene, Phosphorene, MXenes, Boron nitride, Transition metal dichalcogenides) -Characterization of these materials using all forms of spectroscopy and microscopy techniques -Chemical modification or functionalization and dispersion of these materials, as well as interactions with other materials -Exploring the surface chemistry of these materials for applications in: Sensors or detectors in electrochemical/Lab on a Chip devices, Composite materials, Membranes, Environment technology, Catalysis for energy storage and conversion (for example fuel cells, supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen storage), Biomedical technology (drug delivery, biosensing, bioimaging)