Exceptional ballistic transport in epitaxial graphene nanoribbons

Jens Baringhaus, Ming Ruan, Frederik Edler, Antonio Tejeda, Muriel Sicot, Amina Taleb-Ibrahimi, An-Ping Li, Zhigang Jiang, Edward H. Conrad, Claire Berger, Christoph Tegenkamp and Walt A. de Heer ()
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Jens Baringhaus: Institut für Festkörperphysik, Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Appelstrasse 2, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Ming Ruan: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Frederik Edler: Institut für Festkörperphysik, Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Appelstrasse 2, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Antonio Tejeda: Université de Lorraine, UMR CNRS 7198, Institut Jean Lamour, BP 70239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
Muriel Sicot: Université de Lorraine, UMR CNRS 7198, Institut Jean Lamour, BP 70239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
Amina Taleb-Ibrahimi: UR1 CNRS/Synchrotron SOLEIL, Saint-Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
An-Ping Li: Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
Zhigang Jiang: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Edward H. Conrad: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Claire Berger: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Christoph Tegenkamp: Institut für Festkörperphysik, Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Appelstrasse 2, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Walt A. de Heer: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

Nature, 2014, vol. 506, issue 7488, 349-354

Abstract: Nanoribbons of graphene grown on electronics-grade silicon carbide conduct electrons much better than expected; at room temperature, the charge carriers travel through the nanoribbons without scattering for a surprisingly long distance, more than ten micrometres.

Date: 2014
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