Decorating graphene with size-selected few-atom clusters: a novel approach to investigate graphene-adparticle interactions

Jeroen Scheerder, Thomas Picot, Nicolas Reckinger, Thomas Sneyder, Vyacheslav Zharinov, Jean-François Colomer, Ewald Janssens, Joris Van de Vondel

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    We investigated the interaction between size-selected Au2 and Au3 clusters and graphene. Hereto preformed clusters are deposited on graphene field-effect transistors, a novel approach which offers a high control over the number of atoms per cluster, the deposition energy and the deposited density. The induced p-doping and charge carrier scattering indicate that a major part of the deposited clusters remains on the graphene flake as either individual or sub-nm coalesced entities. This is independently confirmed by scanning electron microscopy on the same devices after current annealing. Our novel approach provides perspectives for the electronic sensing of metallic clusters down to their atom-by-atom size-specific properties, and exploiting the tunability of clusters for tailoring desired properties in graphene.
    langue originaleAnglais
    Pages (de - à)10494 - 10501
    Nombre de pages8
    journalNanoscale
    Volume9
    Numéro de publication29
    Les DOIs
    Etat de la publicationPublié - 7 août 2017

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