TY - JOUR AB - Chemical functionalisation is one of the most active areas of graphene research, motivated by fundamental science, the opportunities to adjust or supplement intrinsic properties, and the need to assemble materials for a broad array of applications. Historically, the primary consideration has been the degree of functionalisation but there is growing interest in understanding how and where modification occurs. Reactions may proceed preferentially at edges, defects, or on graphitic faces; they may be correlated, uncorrelated, or anti-correlated with previously grafted sites. A detailed collation of existing literature data indicates that steric effects play a strong role in limiting the extent of reaction. However, the pattern of functionalisation may have important effects on the resulting properties. This article addresses the unifying principles of current graphene functionalisation technologies, with emphasis on understanding and controlling the locus of functionalisation. AU - Clancy,AJ AU - Au,H AU - Rubio,N AU - Coulter,GO AU - Shaffer,MSP DO - 10.1039/d0dt01589j EP - 10318 PY - 2020/// SN - 1477-9226 SP - 10308 TI - Understanding and controlling the covalent functionalisation of graphene T2 - Dalton Transactions UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0dt01589j UR - https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/DT/D0DT01589J#!divAbstract UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/81211 VL - 49 ER -