Close-up of Pure-Edge Contact in Graphene, with Pull-Out (IMAGE)

Columbia University

Close-up of Pure-Edge Contact in Graphene, with Pull-Out

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After first encapsulating graphene in boron nitride, the multilayer stack is etched to expose only the very edge of the two-dimensional graphene layer. Electrical contact is then made by metalizing along this one-dimensional edge.

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Columbia Engineering; Illustration, Cory Dean

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