Graphene Meets Ionic Liquids: Fermi Level Engineering via Electrostatic Forces.

Graphene-based two-dimensional (2D) materials are promising candidates for a number of different energy applications. A particularly interesting one is in next generation supercapacitors, where graphene is being explored as an electrode material in combination with room temperature ionic liquids (ILs) as electrolytes. Because the amount of energy that can be stored in such supercapacitors critically depends on the electrode-electrolyte interface, there is considerable interest in understanding the structure and properties of the graphene/IL interface.

Tunable doping of graphene by using physisorbed self-assembled networks.

One current key challenge in graphene research is to tune its charge carrier concentration, i.e., p- and n-type doping of graphene.

Nanostructuring graphene for controlled and reproducible functionalization.

The 'graphene rush' that started almost a decade ago is far from over. The dazzling properties of graphene have long warranted a number of applications in various domains of science and technology. Harnessing the exceptional properties of graphene for practical applications however has proved to be a massive task.