Abstract

This paper reports on the mechanical characterization of carbon nanomembranes (CNMs) with a thickness of 1 nm that are fabricated by electron-induced crosslinking of aromatic self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). A novel type of in situ bulge test employing an atomic force microscope (AFM) is utilized to investigate their mechanical properties. A series of biphenyl-based molecules with different types of terminal and/or anchor groups were used to prepare the CNMs, such as 4'-[(3-trimethoxysilyl)propoxy]-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile (CBPS), 1,1'-biphenyl-4-thiol (BPT) and 4-nitro-1,1'-biphenyl-4-thiol (NBPT). The elastic properties, viscoelastic behaviors and ultimate tensile strength of these biphenyl-based CNMs are investigated and discussed.

Highlights

  • Ultrathin freestanding nanomembranes have recently attracted much attention as promising materials in nanotechnology [1,2]

  • The pressure difference between the top and the bottom of the membrane is read by a pressure sensor, and the resulting deflection at the center of the membrane is recorded by an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip

  • The carbon nanomembranes (CNMs) was formed from a self-assembled monolayer of 4'-[(3trimethoxysilyl)propoxy]-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile (CBPS) on silicon nitride membranes, which was cross-linked with a dose of 60 mC·cm−2 electrons

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Introduction

Ultrathin freestanding nanomembranes have recently attracted much attention as promising materials in nanotechnology [1,2]. The CNM was formed from a self-assembled monolayer of 4'-[(3trimethoxysilyl)propoxy]-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile (CBPS) on silicon nitride membranes, which was cross-linked with a dose of 60 mC·cm−2 electrons.

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