Functionalization of pristine graphene with perfluorophenyl azides

In this article, we highlight the recent work on the covalent functionalization of pristine graphene with perfluorophenyl azides (PFPAs). Three approaches were developed where PFPAs were employed to derivatize pristine graphene with well-defined functional groups, to fabricate graphene films and ribbons, and to generate patterned graphene structures by photolithography.