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Title: Graphene-based structure, method of suspending graphene membrane, and method of depositing material onto graphene membrane

Abstract

An embodiment of a method of suspending a graphene membrane across a gap in a support structure includes attaching graphene to a substrate. A pre-fabricated support structure having the gap is attached to the graphene. The graphene and the pre-fabricated support structure are then separated from the substrate which leaves the graphene membrane suspended across the gap in the pre-fabricated support structure. An embodiment of a method of depositing material includes placing a support structure having a graphene membrane suspended across a gap under vacuum. A precursor is adsorbed to a surface of the graphene membrane. A portion of the graphene membrane is exposed to a focused electron beam which deposits a material from the precursor onto the graphene membrane. An embodiment of a graphene-based structure includes a support structure having a gap, a graphene membrane suspended across the gap, and a material deposited in a pattern on the graphene membrane.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1083918
Patent Number(s):
8409450
Application Number:
12/409,938
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B81 - MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY B81B - MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Zettl, Alexander K., and Meyer, Jannik Christian. Graphene-based structure, method of suspending graphene membrane, and method of depositing material onto graphene membrane. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Zettl, Alexander K., & Meyer, Jannik Christian. Graphene-based structure, method of suspending graphene membrane, and method of depositing material onto graphene membrane. United States.
Zettl, Alexander K., and Meyer, Jannik Christian. Tue . "Graphene-based structure, method of suspending graphene membrane, and method of depositing material onto graphene membrane". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1083918.
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