Formation of Bandgap and Subbands in Graphene Nanomeshes with Sub-10 nm Ribbon Width Fabricated via Nanoimprint Lithography

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Abstract

We fabricated hexagonal graphene nanomeshes (GNMs) with sub-10 nm ribbon width. The fabrication combines nanoimprint lithography, block-copolymer self-assembly for high-resolution nanoimprint template patterning, and electrostatic printing of graphene. Graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) made from GNMs exhibit very different electronic characteristics in comparison with unpatterned GFETs even at room temperature. We observed multiplateaus in the drain current-gate voltage dependence as well as an enhancement of ON/OFF current ratio with reduction of the average ribbon width of GNMs. These effects are attributed to the formation of electronic subbands and a bandgap in GNMs. Such mesoscopic graphene structures and the nanofabrication methods could be employed to construct future electronic devices based on graphene superlattices.

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