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Graphene Devices for Sensing and Electrical Control of Magnetic Phenomena

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Schaefer_cornellgrad_0058F_12429.pdf (72.71 MB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/kkae-rm46
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/109798
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Author
Schaefer, Brian
Abstract

Graphene is a material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms, with distinctive electronic characteristics that make it an interesting platform for a variety of applications. In this dissertation, I discuss projects applying graphene towards experiments involving scanning magnetometry, a technique to image stray magnetic fields above the surface of a material or device. First, I provide an overview of scanning magnetometry techniques and detailed fabrication procedures for high-quality graphene devices. Then, I evaluate ultraclean graphene as a material for highly sensitive Hall-effect sensors. These devices are promising for the development of a scanning Hall probe microscope operational over a range of temperatures and magnetic fields not previously accessible with a single sensor. I then discuss calculations predicting an orbital magnetoelectric effect in strained bilayer graphene. This effect is electrically tunable, switchable, and arises from orbital degrees of freedom. Finally, I present progress towards experimentally realizing strained bilayer graphene devices and propose studying the effect using scanning magnetometry.

Description
175 pages
Date Issued
2021-05
Keywords
graphene
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Hall sensors
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magnetometry
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orbital magnetism
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scanning probe microscopy
Committee Chair
Nowack, Katja C.
Committee Member
McEuen, Paul L.
Mueller, Erich
Degree Discipline
Physics
Degree Name
Ph. D., Physics
Degree Level
Doctor of Philosophy
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/15049481

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