Mechanical characterization and cleaning of CVD single-layer h-BN resonators

Nanofabrication: optimized transfer enables hexagonal boron nitride mechanical resonators An improved transfer method allows easy placement of highly transparent and strongly adhesive hexagonal boron nitride on target substrates. A team led by Santiago J. Cartamil-Bueno at Delft University of Techno...

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Autores principales: Santiago J. Cartamil-Bueno, Matteo Cavalieri, Ruizhi Wang, Samer Houri, Stephan Hofmann, Herre S. J. van der Zant
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:59a75a5546394a3ea6d97b34ac32799e2021-12-02T14:18:34ZMechanical characterization and cleaning of CVD single-layer h-BN resonators10.1038/s41699-017-0020-82397-7132https://doaj.org/article/59a75a5546394a3ea6d97b34ac32799e2017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41699-017-0020-8https://doaj.org/toc/2397-7132Nanofabrication: optimized transfer enables hexagonal boron nitride mechanical resonators An improved transfer method allows easy placement of highly transparent and strongly adhesive hexagonal boron nitride on target substrates. A team led by Santiago J. Cartamil-Bueno at Delft University of Technology developed a technique that enables the transfer of large-area, single-layer hexagonal boron nitride films grown by chemical vapor deposition onto a substrate of choice, whilst not requiring optical visualization. Following an additional cleaning step, the atomically thin membranes were transferred onto circular microcavities patterned on a silicon oxide substrate, resulting in the formation of suspended drums. Cleaning in harsh environments using a mixture of air and ozone is instrumental to a substantial improvement in the quality factor of the drums, indicating that undesired contamination causes damping of the mechanical motion. These results show promise for the development of sensitive hexagonal boron nitride resonators.Santiago J. Cartamil-BuenoMatteo CavalieriRuizhi WangSamer HouriStephan HofmannHerre S. J. van der ZantNature PortfolioarticleMaterials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492ChemistryQD1-999ENnpj 2D Materials and Applications, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
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topic Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
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Chemistry
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Santiago J. Cartamil-Bueno
Matteo Cavalieri
Ruizhi Wang
Samer Houri
Stephan Hofmann
Herre S. J. van der Zant
Mechanical characterization and cleaning of CVD single-layer h-BN resonators
description Nanofabrication: optimized transfer enables hexagonal boron nitride mechanical resonators An improved transfer method allows easy placement of highly transparent and strongly adhesive hexagonal boron nitride on target substrates. A team led by Santiago J. Cartamil-Bueno at Delft University of Technology developed a technique that enables the transfer of large-area, single-layer hexagonal boron nitride films grown by chemical vapor deposition onto a substrate of choice, whilst not requiring optical visualization. Following an additional cleaning step, the atomically thin membranes were transferred onto circular microcavities patterned on a silicon oxide substrate, resulting in the formation of suspended drums. Cleaning in harsh environments using a mixture of air and ozone is instrumental to a substantial improvement in the quality factor of the drums, indicating that undesired contamination causes damping of the mechanical motion. These results show promise for the development of sensitive hexagonal boron nitride resonators.
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author Santiago J. Cartamil-Bueno
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title Mechanical characterization and cleaning of CVD single-layer h-BN resonators
title_short Mechanical characterization and cleaning of CVD single-layer h-BN resonators
title_full Mechanical characterization and cleaning of CVD single-layer h-BN resonators
title_fullStr Mechanical characterization and cleaning of CVD single-layer h-BN resonators
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical characterization and cleaning of CVD single-layer h-BN resonators
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