Direct matter disassembly via electron beam control: Electron-beam-mediated catalytic etching of graphene by nanoparticles

Ondrej Dyck; David Lingerfelt; Songkil Kim; Stephen Jesse; Sergei V. Kalinin

Direct matter disassembly via electron beam control: Electron-beam-mediated catalytic etching of graphene by nanoparticles

Applied Physics 2019-12-18 v1 Materials Science

Authors: Ondrej Dyck , David Lingerfelt , Songkil Kim , Stephen Jesse , Sergei V. Kalinin

Abstract

We report electron-beam activated motion of a catalytic nanoparticle along a graphene step edge and associated etching of the edge. This approach enables beam-controlled etching of matter through activated electrocatalytic processes. The applications of electron-beam control as a paradigm for molecular-scale robotics are discussed.

Keywords

electron beam control catalytic nanoparticle graphene etching step edge electrocatalytic process molecular-scale robotics

Cite

@article{arxiv.1912.07741,
  title  = {Direct matter disassembly via electron beam control: Electron-beam-mediated catalytic etching of graphene by nanoparticles},
  author = {Ondrej Dyck and David Lingerfelt and Songkil Kim and Stephen Jesse and Sergei V. Kalinin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.07741},
  year   = {2019}
}

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