TY  - JOUR
A1  - Di Florio, G.
A1  - Bruendermann, E.
A1  - Yadavalli, Nataraja Sekhar
A1  - Santer, Svetlana A.
A1  - Havenith, Martina
T1  - Confocal raman microscopy and AFM study of the interface between the photosensitive polymer layer and multilayer graphene
JF  - Soft materials
N2  - In this paper we report on the interaction between photosensitive azobenzene-containing polymer films and on top adsorbed graphene multilayers. The photosensitive polymer film changes its topography under irradiation with light interference patterns according to their polarization distribution. The multilayer graphene follows the deformation of the polymer film and stretches accordingly. Using confocal Raman microspectroscopy we can detect the appearance of additional peaks in the Raman spectrum of the photosensitive polymer film upon irradiation indicating a molecular interaction at the interface between the graphene multilayer and the polymer matrix. Multi-component analysis of the specific Raman bands shows that the interaction involves the graphene rings and the aromatic rings of the azobenzenes causing the strong adhesion between the two materials.
KW  - Graphene
KW  - Multilayer graphene
KW  - Photosensitive polymer film
KW  - Confocal Raman microscopy
KW  - AFM
KW  - Surface Relief Grating
KW  - Interfacial molecular interaction
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/1539445X.2014.945040
SN  - 1539-445X
SN  - 1539-4468
VL  - 12
SP  - S98
EP  - S105
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Philadelphia
ER  -