Direct writing of electronic devices on graphene oxide by catalytic scanning probe lithography.
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SUBMITTER: Zhang K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3514501 | biostudies-literature | 2012
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Direct writing of electronic devices on graphene oxide by catalytic scanning probe lithography.
Zhang Kun K Fu Qiang Q Pan Nan N Yu Xinxin X Liu Jinyang J Luo Yi Y Wang Xiaoping X Yang Jinlong J Hou Jianguo J
Nature communications 20120101
Reduction of graphene oxide at the nanoscale is an attractive approach to graphene-based electronics. Here we use a platinum-coated atomic force microscope tip to locally catalyse the reduction of insulating graphene oxide in the presence of hydrogen. Nanoribbons with widths ranging from 20 to 80 nm and conductivities of >10(4) S m(-1) are successfully generated, and a field effect transistor is produced. The method involves mild operating conditions, and uses arbitrary substrates, atmospheric p ...[more]
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