A dual-trap system for the study of charged rotating graphene nanoplatelets in high vacuum
arXiv:1701.08752 · doi:10.1364/JOSAB.34.000C36
Abstract
We discuss the design and implementation of a system for generating charged multilayer graphene nanoplatelets and introducing a nanoplatelet into a quadrupole ion trap in high vacuum. Levitation decouples the platelet from its environment and enables sensitive mechanical and magnetic measurements. The platelets are generated via liquid exfoliation of graphite pellets and charged via electrospray ionization. A single platelet is trapped at a pressure of several hundred millitorr and transferred to a trap in a second chamber, which is pumped to UHV pressures for further study.
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