Pristine graphene covalent functionalization with aromatic aziridines and their application in the sensing of volatile amines – an <i>ab initio</i> investigation
Sabrine Baachaoui, Sarah Aldulaijan, F. Raouafi, Rafâa Besbes, Luca Sementa, Alessandro Fortunelli, Noureddine Raouafi, Adnène Dhouib
Abstract
Simulations show that the total volatile basic amines (TVB) from spoiled fish can be sensed by aziridine-functionalized graphene nanomaterials to induce substantial changes in the physical properties.
Topics & Concepts
GrapheneAzideDimethylamineDensity functional theorySurface modificationChemistryPhotochemistryMaterials scienceComputational chemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryGraphene research and applicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMXene and MAX Phase Materials