Highly Functional Graphene Architectures Through the Systematic Implementation of Reductive Covalent Adduct Formation

The progress, which was made in the field of covalent graphene chemistry over the past years, has been used extensively in order to create new graphene materials with tailored band gaps and enhanced dispersibility. However, the research dealing with the combination of graphene with functional molecules and their optimized parameters leading to functional graphene architectures with outstanding properties is still at the beginning. For this reason, ways to connect different functional molecules with various anchor moieties to graphene were investigated throughout this thesis. Additional breakthroughs were achieved in terms of characterization with laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. New functionalization concepts involving selective charging and functionalization without further interfering solutions were designed. Altogether, this advances covalent graphene chemistry and ensures progress towards future graphene applications.