The doping effect on graphene by photoresists were studied in this article. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is the usual choice for graphene transfer, but it is known to leave a significant amount of residue. PMMA results in strong hole doping and reduction of mobility of the graphene devices. Not only PMMA, but photoresists also leave residues during the lithographic steps and dope the graphene in strong hole-doping states along with water and oxygen molecules. In this article, we tested three types of photoresists for their effects on graphene's electrical properties. It was found that a specific photoresist can significantly reduce the amount of hole-doping of the graphene transistor more than other photoresists. The use of hydrophobic substrates and additional thermal treatment can help reducing the hole-doping further.
Detecting variation in contact pressure is a separate sensing mode in the human somatosensory system that differs from the detection of pressure magnitude. If pressure magnitude and variation sensing can be achieved simultaneously, an advanced biomimetic tactile system that better emulates human senses may be developed. We report on a novel single-layer graphene based artificial mechanoreceptor that generates a resistance pulse as the contact stimulus passes a specific threshold pressure, mimicking the generation of action potentials in a biological fast-adapting mechanoreceptor. The electric field from a flexible membrane gate electrode placed above a graphene channel raises the Fermi level from the valence band as pressure deflects the membrane. The threshold pressure is reached when the Fermi level crosses the Dirac point in the graphene energy band, which generates a sharp peak in the measured resistance. We found that by changing the gate potential it was possible to modulate the threshold pressure and using a series of graphene channels, a train of pulses were generated during a transient pressurizing stimulus demonstrating biomimetic behaviour.
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