Optically Forged Diffraction-Unlimited Ripples in Graphene.

Autor: Koskinen P; Nanoscience Center, Department of Physics , University of Jyväskylä , 40014 Jyväskylä , Finland., Karppinen K; Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , 40014 Jyväskylä , Finland., Myllyperkiö P; Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , 40014 Jyväskylä , Finland., Hiltunen VM; Nanoscience Center, Department of Physics , University of Jyväskylä , 40014 Jyväskylä , Finland., Johansson A; Nanoscience Center, Department of Physics , University of Jyväskylä , 40014 Jyväskylä , Finland.; Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , 40014 Jyväskylä , Finland., Pettersson M; Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , 40014 Jyväskylä , Finland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The journal of physical chemistry letters [J Phys Chem Lett] 2018 Nov 01; Vol. 9 (21), pp. 6179-6184. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 15.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b02461
Abstrakt: In nanofabrication, just as in any other craft, the scale of spatial details is limited by the dimensions of the tool at hand. For example, the smallest details of direct laser writing with far-field light are set by the diffraction limit, which is approximately half of the used wavelength. In this work, we overcome this universal assertion by optically forging graphene ripples that show features with dimensions unlimited by diffraction. Thin sheet elasticity simulations suggest that the scaled-down ripples originate from the interplay between substrate adhesion, in-plane strain, and circular symmetry. The optical forging technique thus offers an accurate way to modify and shape 2D materials and facilitates the creation of controllable nanostructures for plasmonics, resonators, and nano-optics.
Databáze: MEDLINE