• 文献标题:   Graphene nano-electromechanical mass sensor with high resolution at room temperature
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHIN DH, KIM H, KIM SH, CHEONG H, STEENEKEN PG, JOO C, LEE SW
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  • 出版物名称:   ISCIENCE
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.isci.2023.105958
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

The inherent properties of 2D materials-light mass, high out-of-plane flexibility, and large surface area-promise great potential for precise and accurate nanomechanical mass sensing, but their application is often hampered by surface contamination. Here we demonstrate a tri-layer graphene nanomechanical resonant mass sensor with sub-attogram resolution at room temperature, fabricated by a bottom-up process. We found that Joule-heating is effective in cleaning the graphene membrane surface, which results in a large improvement in the stability of the resonance frequency. We characterized the sensor by depositing Cr metal using a stencil mask and found a mass-resolution that is sufficient to weigh very small particles, like large proteins and protein complexes, with potential applications in the fields of nanobiology and medicine.