Synthesize of Graphene Nanoribbons with a Non-Zero Energy Band Gap for Inactivation of Alive Cells Using Infrared Irradiation

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Emamy, Hamed | 2012

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 43335 (04)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Physics
Advisor(s): Akhavan, Omid
Abstract:
Graphene is a one layer atom thickness and zero energy gap so for using it in nano electronic and transistors baised on graphene it's energy gap should be opened.one of the methods for opening graphene band gap is creating nano scale boundaries or synthesize graphene nanoribbons. One of the new methods for graphene nanoribbon synthesize is longitudinal opening of carbon nanotube. In this thesis graphene nanoribbons synthesize with this method and analyze with AFM and Raman spectroscopy. Carbon nanotubes also have energy gap and IR absorption recently they used for living cell destruction. In this thesis we synthesize graphene nanoribbons and analyzing their optical absorption and use it for photothermal destruction of cancer cells. The more optical absorption of functionalized graphene nanoribbons in compare with functionalized graphene makes them suitable and more effective nanomaterials for phtothermal cancer therapy.
Keywords:
Graphine ; Nanobelt ; Energy Gap ; Infrared Radiation ; Alive Cells