Programmable Sub-nanometer Sculpting of Graphene with Electron Beams. Börrnert, F., Fu, L., Gorantla, S., Knupfer, M., Büchner, B., & Rümmeli, M. H. ACS Nano, 6(11):10327–10334, November, 2012.
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Electron beams in transmission electron microscopes are very attractive to engineer and pattern graphene toward all-carbon device fabrication. The use of condensed beams typically used for sequential raster imaging is particularly exciting since they potentially provide high degrees of precision. However, technical difficulties, such as the formation of electron beam induced deposits on sample surfaces, have hindered the development of this technique. We demonstrate how one can successfully use a condensed electron beam, either with or without Cs correction, to structure graphene with sub-nanometer precision in a programmable manner. We further demonstrate the potential of the developed technique by combining it with an established route to engineer graphene nanoribbons to single-atom carbon chains.
@article{borrnert_programmable_2012,
	title = {Programmable {Sub}-nanometer {Sculpting} of {Graphene} with {Electron} {Beams}},
	volume = {6},
	issn = {1936-0851},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn304256a},
	doi = {10.1021/nn304256a},
	abstract = {Electron beams in transmission electron microscopes are very attractive to engineer and pattern graphene toward all-carbon device fabrication. The use of condensed beams typically used for sequential raster imaging is particularly exciting since they potentially provide high degrees of precision. However, technical difficulties, such as the formation of electron beam induced deposits on sample surfaces, have hindered the development of this technique. We demonstrate how one can successfully use a condensed electron beam, either with or without Cs correction, to structure graphene with sub-nanometer precision in a programmable manner. We further demonstrate the potential of the developed technique by combining it with an established route to engineer graphene nanoribbons to single-atom carbon chains.},
	number = {11},
	urldate = {2013-02-15},
	journal = {ACS Nano},
	author = {Börrnert, Felix and Fu, Lei and Gorantla, Sandeep and Knupfer, Martin and Büchner, Bernd and Rümmeli, Mark H.},
	month = nov,
	year = {2012},
	pages = {10327--10334},
}

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