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A ballistic pn junction in suspended graphene with split bottom gates

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2013-06-18 v1

Abstract

We have developed a process to fabricate suspended graphene devices with local bottom gates, and tested it by realizing electrostatically controlled pn junctions on a suspended graphene mono-layer nearly 2 micrometers long. Measurements as a function of gate voltage, magnetic field, bias, and temperature exhibit characteristic Fabry-Perot oscillations in the cavities formed by the pn junction and each of the contacts, with transport occurring in the ballistic regime. Our results demonstrate the possibility to achieve a high degree of control on the local electronic properties of ultra-clean suspended graphene layers, a key aspect for the realization of new graphene nanostructures.

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@article{arxiv.1304.6844,
  title  = {A ballistic pn junction in suspended graphene with split bottom gates},
  author = {Anya L. Grushina and Dong-Keun Ki and Alberto F. Morpurgo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.6844},
  year   = {2013}
}

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10 pages, 4 figures

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