Faculty
Science
Supervisor Name
Dr. Giovanni Fanchini
Keywords
Graphene, Aquatic plants, Confocal Microscopy
Description
Since its discovery, applications of graphene, a material that is a single layer of carbon atoms, have been useful in many different fields. In this project, we aim to image graphene flakes, formed from graphene-RNA nanocomposites, on the surface of aquatic plant leaves. Graphene-RNA 6 solutions were vacuum filtrated onto leaves of Ceratophyllum Demersum, which were then imaged at different heights using confocal microscopy, producing 3D images of graphene flakes. Simulations were then produced using Python to theoretically model the reflectance of the leaves with and without graphene flakes.
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Document Type
Poster
Detecting and simulating graphene nanosheets on leaves of Ceratophyllum Demersum
Since its discovery, applications of graphene, a material that is a single layer of carbon atoms, have been useful in many different fields. In this project, we aim to image graphene flakes, formed from graphene-RNA nanocomposites, on the surface of aquatic plant leaves. Graphene-RNA 6 solutions were vacuum filtrated onto leaves of Ceratophyllum Demersum, which were then imaged at different heights using confocal microscopy, producing 3D images of graphene flakes. Simulations were then produced using Python to theoretically model the reflectance of the leaves with and without graphene flakes.