Evolution of graphene patterning: From dimension regulation to molecular engineering

T Wei, F Hauke, A Hirsch - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The realization that nanostructured graphene featuring nanoscale width can confine
electrons to open its bandgap has aroused scientists' attention to the regulation of graphene …

A review of recent applications of ion beam techniques on nanomaterial surface modification: Design of nanostructures and energy harvesting

W Li, X Zhan, X Song, S Si, R Chen, J Liu, Z Wang… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials have gained plenty of research interest because of their excellent
performance, which is derived from their small size and special structure. In practical …

Ion beam modification of two-dimensional materials: Characterization, properties, and applications

Z Li, F Chen - Applied Physics Reviews, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
The layered two-dimensional (2D) materials, eg, the well-known graphene, transition metal
dichalcogenides, and topological insulators, have attracted great interest of researchers …

Ultrafast electronic response of graphene to a strong and localized electric field

E Gruber, RA Wilhelm, R Pétuya, V Smejkal… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The way conduction electrons respond to ultrafast external perturbations in low dimensional
materials is at the core of the design of future devices for (opto) electronics, photodetection …

Atomistic-scale simulations of defect formation in graphene under noble gas ion irradiation

K Yoon, A Rahnamoun, JL Swett, V Iberi, DA Cullen… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Despite the frequent use of noble gas ion irradiation of graphene, the atomistic-scale details,
including the effects of dose, energy, and ion bombardment species on defect formation, and …

Nanopore fabrication and characterization by helium ion microscopy

D Emmrich, A Beyer, A Nadzeyka, S Bauerdick… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The Helium Ion Microscope (HIM) has the capability to image small features with a
resolution down to 0.35 nm due to its highly focused gas field ionization source and its small …

2D material science: Defect engineering by particle irradiation

M Schleberger, J Kotakoski - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are at the heart of many novel devices due to their unique
and often superior properties. For simplicity, 2D materials are often assumed to exist in their …

Thermal conductivity of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride: From defective to amorphous

X Wu, Q Han - Computational Materials Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Through extensive molecular dynamics simulations, we completed the thermal transport
properties study of the monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) films from the defect state …

Amorphized graphene: a stiff material with low thermal conductivity

B Mortazavi, Z Fan, LFC Pereira, A Harju, T Rabczuk - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
All-carbon heterostructures have been produced recently via focused ion beam patterning of
single layer graphene. Amorphized graphene is similar to a graphene sheet in which some …

Atomic-level structural engineering of graphene on a mesoscopic scale

A Trentino, J Madsen, A Mittelberger, C Mangler… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Structural engineering is the first step toward changing properties of materials. While this
can be at relative ease done for bulk materials, for example, using ion irradiation, similar …