Sensing at the Surface of Graphene Field-Effect Transistors

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• 作者：Wangyang Fu ; Lin Jiang ; Erik P. van Geest ; Lia M. C. Lima and Gré ; gory F. Schneider
• 刊名：Advanced Materials
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 10, 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：29
• 期：6
• 全文大小：3833K
• ISSN：1521-4095

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Recent research trends now offer new opportunities for developing the next generations of label-free biochemical sensors using graphene and other two-dimensional materials. While the physics of graphene transistors operated in electrolyte is well grounded, important chemical challenges still remain to be addressed, namely the impact of the chemical functionalizations of graphene on the key electrical parameters and the sensing performances. In fact, graphene – at least ideal graphene – is highly chemically inert. The functionalizations and chemical alterations of the graphene surface – both covalently and non-covalently – are crucial steps that define the sensitivity of graphene. The presence, reactivity, adsorption of gas and ions, proteins, DNA, cells and tissues on graphene have been successfully monitored with graphene. This review aims to unify most of the work done so far on biochemical sensing at the surface of a (chemically functionalized) graphene field-effect transistor and the challenges that lie ahead. The authors are convinced that graphene biochemical sensors hold great promise to meet the ever-increasing demand for sensitivity, especially looking at the recent progresses suggesting that the obstacle of Debye screening can be overcome.