Metal enhanced interactions of graphene with monosaccharides

Highlights: • A new process for metal-ion interactions on surfaces. • A new process for enhancing interactions with sugars. • A new process for using flakes for catalysis. • A new process for using flakes for sugar interactions. • A new process for formation of sugars on metal induced surfaces. The present theoretical study proposes the enhanced interaction of nanostructures with monosaccharides. It has been demonstrated that the interactions with and without metal adsorption do in fact show that the adsorption energies change accordingly. It is important to note that the chemistry of reactions can also be influenced as a result of this change in dynamics.