Nano-manipulation and laser treatment as alternative routes for strain engineering in Graphene. (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Coleman, C; Erasmus, R; Mtsuko, D; Gratowski, S von; Koledov, V; Bhattacharyya, S
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 1461(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1461/1/012024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: In this work we present two alternative routes for strain engineering in graphene. The first technique involves a laser treatment a low power that was found to create micro-bubbles on single layer graphene flakes. The effect of strain and doping of the graphene along these micro-bubbles is mapped and analysed using Raman Spectroscopy and it is found that a pronounced split in the G-band phonon mode can be attributed to large strain induction. The second technique discussed involves the use of nano-manipulating probes to manoeuvre and deform multilayer graphene flakes. Devices fabricated from such deformed flakes exhibit transport deviating from the expected 2D/quasi-2D electron gas observed in single layer graphene and graphite. We observe signatures of quantum linear magnetoresistance up to large fields in such devices.