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Evidence for formation of multi-quantum dots in hydrogenated graphene.


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Authors

Chuang, Chiashain 
Puddy, Reuben K 
Connolly, Malcolm R 
Lo, Shun-Tsung 
Lin, Huang-De 

Abstract

We report the experimental evidence for the formation of multi-quantum dots in a hydrogenated single-layer graphene flake. The existence of multi-quantum dots is supported by the low-temperature measurements on a field effect transistor structure device. The resulting Coulomb blockade diamonds shown in the color scale plot together with the number of Coulomb peaks exhibit the characteristics of the so-called 'stochastic Coulomb blockade'. A possible explanation for the formation of the multi-quantum dots, which is not observed in pristine graphene to date, was attributed to the impurities and defects unintentionally decorated on a single-layer graphene flake which was not treated with the thermal annealing process. Graphene multi-quantum dots developed around impurities and defect sites during the hydrogen plasma exposure process.

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Keywords

Multi-quantum dots, Single-layer graphene flake, Coulomb peaks

Journal Title

Nanoscale Res Lett

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Journal ISSN

1931-7573
1556-276X

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Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I029575/1)