Micrometer-scale ballistic transport in encapsulated graphene at room temperature

Nano Lett. 2011 Jun 8;11(6):2396-9. doi: 10.1021/nl200758b. Epub 2011 May 16.

Abstract

Devices made from graphene encapsulated in hexagonal boron-nitride exhibit pronounced negative bend resistance and an anomalous Hall effect, which are a direct consequence of room-temperature ballistic transport at a micrometer scale for a wide range of carrier concentrations. The encapsulation makes graphene practically insusceptible to the ambient atmosphere and, simultaneously, allows the use of boron nitride as an ultrathin top gate dielectric.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Boron Compounds / chemistry*
  • Electronics
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature*

Substances

  • Boron Compounds
  • boron nitride
  • Graphite