Templated growth technique produces graphene nanoribbons with metallic properties
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 16:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A new "templated growth" technique for fabricating nanoribbons of epitaxial graphene has produced structures just 15 to 40 nanometers wide that conduct current with almost no resistance. These structures could address the challenge of connecting graphene devices made with conventional architectures and set the stage for a new generation of devices that take advantage of the quantum properties of electrons.