Strain engineering of graphene's electronic structure.

By V. M. Pereira, Antonio H. Castro Neto. Physical Review Letters, 2008

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We explore the influence of local strain on the electronic structure of graphene. We show that strain can be easily tailored to generate electron beam collimation, 1D channels, surface states, and confinement. These can be seen as basic elements for all-graphene electronics which, by suitable engineering of local strain profiles, could be integrated on a single graphene sheet. In addition this proposal has the advantage that patterning can be made on substrates rather than on graphene, thereby protecting the integrity of the latter.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry

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Strain effects in graphene and graphene nanoribbons: The underlying mechanism (2010, background): “Recently, it was even proposed that strain can be utilized to generate various basic elements for all-graphene electronics [6].”
Band gap of strained graphene nanoribbons (2009, background): “The effect of strain on 2-D graphene has been studied both experimentally and theoretically, including the effects of uniform [2–5] and local strains [6] on the electronic structure, as well as the possibility to achieve quantum Hall states in the absence of an external magnetic field [7].”
Electronic properties of mesoscopic graphene structures: Charge confinement and control of spin and charge transport (2011, background): “A noteworthy advantage of this proposal [162] is that patterning can be made directly on the substrate, hence protecting the graphene layer from possible damage.”
A review on mechanics and mechanical properties of 2D materials—Graphene and beyond (2016, background): “The end goal of using this approach is the development of an all-graphene electronic circuit, where the flow of electrons through the circuit can be controlled by strain [193].”