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TheOpticalandElectronMobilityCharacteristicsofIron(III)Chloride
IntercalatedGraphene
CandiceR.HenryLearningFacilitator
CarverHighSchool
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Outline
• ResearchProjectDetails
• LessonPlanDetails
• LessonsLearned
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TheOpticalandElectronMobilityCharacteristicsofIron(III)Chloride
IntercalatedGraphene
ResearchProject
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Why?
• Grapheneisamazing!
• Applicationsinelectronics
• OpticalTransparencyandConductivityneedstobemodifiable
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How?• FeCl3Intercalatedgraphene– Optically
• Increasingthelayersofgraphenecauseittobecomelesstransparentandmoreopaque.
• Itisproposedthatmetalintercalatedgraphenewillbemoretransparentthanmultiplelayersofgraphenealone.
– ElectronMobility• ItisproposedthatTheFeCl3inbetweenthegraphenelayerswillacceptelectronsfromthegrapheneaboveandbelowitcausingthe“graphenelayerstobecomehole‐dopedandmodifyingitselectronictransportproperties”(Zou,2010)
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TheProcess
1. Takepre‐intercalatedmeasurements2. Intercalate
3. Takepost‐intercalatedmeasurements
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Results
• GoalwastoquantitativelyillustrateopticalandconductivitytrendsinFeCl3intercalatedgraphene.
• However,duetochallengesintheexperimentaldesignthetheoreticalexpectationswerenotabletobeexperimentallydetermined.
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Exfoliated,Epitaxial,orChemicalVaporDepositedGraphene:Guided
Research
LessonPlan
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LessonPlan
• OverviewofCommonCore– Textcomplexity– ElucidatingProceduralSteps– DrawingConclusions
• Problem:– Asgraphenecontinuestobestudiedforitsuniquepropertiesthereisaneedtoproduceahighqualityproductconsistentlyandinlargequantities.Therearecurrentlythreewaystofabricategraphene,butwhichoneoffersthepromiseofahighqualityandconsistentproduct?
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LessonPlan
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LessonsLearned1. Neverunderestimatetheimportanceofdetailsinlessonplanning
andkeepingalabnotebook.
2. Youcanbemoderatelyintelligentandhavenoideawhatisgoingonifyoudon’tknowspecificvocabularyorhavemuchbackgroundknowledgeofthetopic.
3. Lookingatthebigpicturecanhelpyoudevelopthemotivationtounderstandthesmalldetails.
4. ChemistryandPhysicsarerelated(andhavedifferentvocabularyforthesamethings;valenceband,conductionband…orbitalwherethevalenceelectronsare,unfilledorbitalswhereexcitedelectronsgo).
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AcknowledgementsDr.LeylaConrad
DirectorofEducationandDiversity,GTMRSEC
OutreachDirector,ECE
Dr.EdConradResearchGroupAdvisor
NationalScienceFoundationResearchExperienceforTeachers
Program
STEP‐UPProgramGeorgiaTech
MeredithNeviusGraduateResearchAssistant
MySTEP‐UPSupervisorPhDstudent
NirvanaEdwardsEducationalOutreach
Coordinator,ECE