Reactive-ion-etched graphene nanoribbons on a hexagonal boron nitride substrate

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Bischoff, D ^a   Krahenmann T ^a   Droscher S ^a   Gruner, M A ^a   Barraud, C ^a   Ihn, T ^a   Ensslin, K ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE; NANO-DEVICES; NANORIBBONS; SILICONDIOXIDE SUBSTRATES; SINGLE LAYER; TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS;

IONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICA; SUBSTRATES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84870042811     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4765345     Document Type: Article

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