Very large scale characterization of graphene mechanical devices using a colorimetry technique

Kavli Affiliate: Herre Sjoerd Jan Van Der Zant
| First 5 Authors: Santiago Jose Cartamil-Bueno, Santiago Jose Cartamil-Bueno, , ,

| Summary:
We use a scalable optical technique to characterize more than 21000 circular nanomechanical devices made out of suspended single- and double-layer graphene on cavities with different diameters ($D$) and depths ($g$). To maximize the contrast between suspended and broken membranes we used a model for selecting the optimal color filter. The method enables parallel and automatized image processing for yield statistics. We find the survival probability to be correlated to a structural mechanics scaling parameter given by $D^4/g^3$. Moreover, we extract a median adhesion energy of $Γ=$ 0.9 J/m$^2$ between the membrane and the native SiO$_2$ at the bottom of the cavities.
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