Fabrication and characterization of graphene nanostructures

[ANGLÈS] We fabricate graphene nanostructures for experimental studies on graphene plasmonics and graphene-quantum dot interactions. We use a focused ion beam to mill structures in a substrate, and deposit graphene on top. For plasmonics, we produce free-standing graphene membranes with widths up to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Navickaite, Gabriele
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099.1/16127
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/16127
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanostructures
Quantum dots
optics
optoelectronics
nanoestructuras
òptica electrònica
Nanoestructures
Punts quàntics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telecomunicació òptica::Fotònica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Optoelectrònica
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Sumario:[ANGLÈS] We fabricate graphene nanostructures for experimental studies on graphene plasmonics and graphene-quantum dot interactions. We use a focused ion beam to mill structures in a substrate, and deposit graphene on top. For plasmonics, we produce free-standing graphene membranes with widths up to 2 µm on a gold substrate. For strong interactions with quantum dots, we produce a hybrid system consisting of 750 nm and 1 µm wide circles and trenches in a SiO2 substrate, quantum dots, and free-standing graphene membranes. Using chemical doping, we induce changes in the Fermi level of graphene up to around 200 meV, we observe a spontaneous decay of the doping on a time scale of two days. We find that our graphene technique yields mobilities of 3200 cm2/Vs.