Cleaning graphene using atomic force microscope
Journal article, 2012

We mechanically clean graphene devices using an atomic force microscope (AFM). By scanning an AFM tip in contact mode in a broom-like way over the sample, resist residues are pushed away from the desired area. We obtain atomically flat graphene with a root mean square (rms) roughness as low as 0.12 nm after this procedure. The cleaning also results in a shift of the charge-neutrality point toward zero gate voltage, as well as an increase in charge carrier mobility.

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Author

Niclas Lindvall

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Quantum Device Physics

Alexei Kalaboukhov

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Quantum Device Physics

Avgust Yurgens

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Quantum Device Physics

Journal of Applied Physics

0021-8979 (ISSN) 1089-7550 (eISSN)

Vol. 111 6 Article Number: 064904- 064904

Areas of Advance

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Subject Categories

Physical Sciences

DOI

10.1063/1.3695451

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