Electrical pulse fabrication of graphene nanopores in electrolyte solution
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies, One Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
Nanopores in graphene membranes can potentially offer unprecedented spatial resolution for single molecule sensing, but their fabrication has thus far been difficult, poorly scalable, and prone to contamination. We demonstrate an in-situ fabrication method that nucleates and controllably enlarges nanopores in electrolyte solution by applying ultra-short, high-voltage pulses across the graphene membrane. This method can be used to rapidly produce graphene nanopores with subnanometer size accuracy in an apparatus free of nanoscale beams or tips.
- OSTI ID:
- 22402472
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 20; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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