Controlled construction of nanostructures in graphene

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/23/2/028102

Abstract We report on the laser-assisted fabrications of nanostructures in graphene membranes supported on polymer films. By using a laser beam to deposit heat locally, irradiated polymer instantaneously melts and vaporizes. During laser drilling of the polymer, the single-layer graphene membrane adheres to the polymer surface and consequently forms tens of nanometer deep wells. Due to the short time scale of laser irradiation, heat diffusion in the polymer is negligible, and the excitation energy is highly confined in the polymer. As a result, graphene nanowells of hundreds of nanometers in diameter can be patterned with high fidelity. With the increasing of nanowell density, we observe the spontaneous formation of nanowrinkles connecting pairs of nanowells in the graphene membranes. Importantly, Raman spectra confirm that no defects are introduced in graphene membranes by laser irradiation under our experimental conditions. Our results highlight the possibility to construct nanostructures and to design novel devices based on graphene.

Keywords: graphene nanowrinkles laser ablation polymer drilling

Received: 04 May 2013
Revised: 05 August 2013
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PACS:	81.05.ue	(Graphene)
	61.48.Gh	(Structure of graphene)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21173055 and 21161120321).

Corresponding Authors: Fang Ying
E-mail: fangy@nanoctr.cn

About author: 81.05.ue; 61.48.Gh

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Li Zhong-Jun (李忠军), Li Qiang (李强), Cheng Zeng-Guang (程增光), Li Hong-Bian (李红变), Fang Ying (方英) Controlled construction of nanostructures in graphene 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 028102

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