title: Integrated nanotubes, etch tracks, and nanoribbons in crystallographic alignment to a graphene lattice.
abstract: Carbon nanotubes, few-layer graphene, and etch tracks exposing insulating SiO2 regions are integrated into nanoscale systems with precise crystallographic orientations. These integrated systems consist of nanotubes grown across nanogap etch tracks and nanoribbons formed within the few-layer graphene films. This work is relevant to the integration of semiconducting, conducting, and insulating nanomaterials together into precise intricate systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, USA.
authors.forename: D Patrick
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hunley
authors.forename: Mathias J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Strachan
keywords: etching; graphene; nanogaps; nanoribbons; nanotubes