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In this paper, atomic structure of single-layered graphene oxide (GO) and chemically reduced graphene oxide (CRGO) nanosheets was investigated using atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy (AFM and STM). Furthermore, friction properties of the graphene and GO nanosheets were studied by frictional force microscopy (FFM). STM imaging provided direct evidence and the morphology was influenced by oxygen-containing groups and defects. The atomic scale structural disorder in a hexagonal two-dimensional network of carbon atoms changes the surface condition, which also caused the frictional property variations of the samples.
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The financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51002128), the National Science Foundation for Post-doctoral Scientists of China (No. 2012M511737) and the Undergraduate Innovation Foundation of Xiangtan University is greatly acknowledged.
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DING, YH., REN, HM., CHANG, FH. et al. Intrinsic structure and friction properties of graphene and graphene oxide nanosheets studied by scanning probe microscopy. Bull Mater Sci 36, 1073–1077 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-013-0568-7
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