Phase shifting mask modulated laser patterning on graphene

Nanotechnology. 2017 Jan 27;28(4):045304. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/28/4/045304. Epub 2016 Dec 16.

Abstract

A one-step graphene patterning method is developed in this paper. A phase shifting mask is used to modulate incident laser beam spatially and generate graphene patterns by laser heating. Periodic graphene nanoribbon and nanomesh structures are fabricated by employing 1D and 2D phase shifting masks, respectively. The noncontact, simple procedure, easy handling and economic properties of this method make it promising towards graphene-based device fabrication.