Engineering tunable strain fields in suspended graphene by microelectromechanical systems

Abstract

Here, we present a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) for the investigation of the electromechanical coupling in graphene and potentially related 2D materials. Key innovations of our technique include: (1) the integration of graphene into silicon-MEMS technology; (2) full control over induced strain fields and doping levels within the graphene membrane and their characterization via spatially resolved confocal Raman spectroscopy; and (3) the ability to detect the mechanical coupling of the graphene sheet to the MEMS device with via their mechanical resonator eigenfrequencies.

arXiv comment5 pages, 6 figures, conference proceeding

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