• 文献标题:   Towards observation of pseudo-magnetic fields in suspended graphene devices
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DOWNS CSC, USHER A, MARTIN J
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0021-8979 EI 1089-7550
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Singapore
  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4950879
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

We exploit the difference in the thermal contraction coefficients within a device structure to create the strain patterns required to generate a homogeneous pseudo-magnetic field in a suspended graphene membrane. The interplay between supported and suspended metallic contacts creates deformations upon cooling, producing the desired non-uniform strain in the graphene membrane. This work can easily be adapted to produce other strain configurations, providing a route to strain engineering the electrical properties of graphene and other two-dimensional crystals, an area with a large body of theoretical work, but thus far little experimental progress. Published by AIP Publishing.