Controllable unzipping for intramolecular junctions of graphene nanoribbons and single-walled carbon nanotubes

The formation of junctions between graphene and other materials could aid the development of nanoelectronics. We et al . partially unzip single-walled carbon nanotubes to produce graphene/nanotube junctions that show gate-dependent rectifying behaviour. Graphene is often regarded as one of the most...

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Published in:Nature communications 2013-01, Vol.4 (1), p.1374
Main Authors: Wei, Dacheng, Xie, Lanfei, Lee, Kian Keat, Hu, Zhibin, Tan, Shihua, Chen, Wei, Sow, Chorng Haur, Chen, Keqiu, Liu, Yunqi, Wee, Andrew Thye Shen
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Language:English
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Carbon
Electrons
Graphene
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Nanoscience
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Transistors
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Summary:The formation of junctions between graphene and other materials could aid the development of nanoelectronics. We et al . partially unzip single-walled carbon nanotubes to produce graphene/nanotube junctions that show gate-dependent rectifying behaviour. Graphene is often regarded as one of the most promising candidates for future nanoelectronics. As an indispensable component in graphene-based electronics, the formation of junctions with other materials not only provides utility functions and reliable connexions, but can also improve or alter the properties of pristine graphene, opening up possibilities for new applications. Here we demonstrate an intramolecular junction produced by the controllable unzipping of single-walled carbon nanotubes, which combines a graphene nanoribbon and single-walled carbon nanotube in a one-dimensional nanostructure. This junction shows a strong gate-dependent rectifying behaviour. As applications, we demonstrate the use of the junction in prototype directionally dependent field-effect transistors, logic gates and high-performance photodetectors, indicating its potential in future graphene-based electronics and optoelectronics.
ISSN:2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/ncomms2366