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We present transport measurements on quantum dots of sizes 45, 60 and 80 nm etched with an Ar/O2-plasma into a single graphene sheet, allowing a size comparison avoiding effects from different graphene flakes. The transport gaps and…
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Transport measurements on few layer graphene (FLG) are important as they interpolate between the properties of single layer graphene (SLG) as a true 2-dimensional material and the 3-dimensional bulk properties of graphite. In this article…
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