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Phase-dependent microwave response of a graphene Josephson junction
2021
Gate-tunable Josephson junctions embedded in a microwave environment provide a promising platform to in situ engineer and optimize novel superconducting quantum circuits. The key quantity for the circuit design is the phase-dependent complex admittance of the junction, which can be probed by sensing a radio frequency SQUID with a tank circuit. Here, we investigate a graphene-based Josephson junction as a prototype gate-tunable element enclosed in a SQUID loop that is inductively coupled to a superconducting resonator operating at 3 GHz. With a concise circuit model that describes the dispersive and dissipative response of the coupled system, we extract the phase-dependent junction admittanc…
Ibuprofen degradation using a Co-doped carbon matrix derived from peat as a peroxymonosulphate activator
2021
The wider presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in nature is a major cause for concern in society. Among pharmaceuticals, the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen has commonly been found in aquatic and soil environments. We produced a Co-doped carbon matrix (Co-P 850) through the carbonization of Co2+ saturated peat and used it as a peroxymonosulphate activator to aid ibuprofen degradation. The properties of Co-P 850 were analysed using field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy filtered transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The characterization results showed that Co/Fe oxides were generated and tightly embedded into the carbon matrix …
Grafeenioksidin funktionalisointi
2014
Tämän pro gradu -tutkielman aiheena on grafeenioksidin kiehtova maailma. Tutkielman tavoitteena oli tehdä kattava kirjallisuuskatsaus grafeenioksidin funktionalisoinnista. Tutkielmassa käydään läpi grafeenioksidin tärkeimmät rakenteelliset piirteet, fysikaalis-kemialliset ominaisuudet, kemialliset funktionalisointimenetelmät sekä sovelluskohteet bioteknologiassa ja muualla. Ominaisuuksien tarkastelussa on kiinnitetty erityistä huomiota hapetusasteen merkitykseen sekä grafeenioksidin fluoresenssiin. Kemiallisten funktionalisointimenetelmien osiossa keskitytään lähinnä epoksidi- ja hydroksyyliryhmien funktionalisointireaktioihin. Karboksyylihapporyhmien reaktioista on annettu myös muutamia es…
Mechanical Detection of the De Haas–van Alphen Effect in Graphene
2022
Funding Information: We thank V. Falko, M. Kumar, and S. Paraoanu for useful discussions. This work was supported by the Academy of Finland projects 314448 (BOLOSE) and 336813 (CoE, Quantum Technology Finland) as well as by ERC (grant no. 670743). The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Unions Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, under Grant Agreement no 824109, and the experimental work benefited from the Aalto University OtaNano/LTL infrastructure. A.L. is grateful to Osk. Huttunen foundation for a scholarship. J.M. thanks the Väisälä Foundation of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters for support. F.M. acknowledges financial support fr…
Edge-stress -induced spontaneous twisting of graphene nanoribbons
2012
We present a continuum model for spontaneous twisting of graphene nanoribbons driven by compressive edge stresses. Based on a geometrically nonlinear theory of plates, we identify scaling laws for the dependence of twist angles on ribbon width. Strikingly, we find the existence of a critical width below which a ribbon will not undergo spontaneous twisting, preferring an in-plane stretching mode instead. The model predictions are shown to be in excellent qualitative and quantitative agreement with density-functional tight-binding simulations. More generally, our model provides a unifying picture of twisting in graphene nanoribbons with different edge orientations and chemical functionalizati…
Non-linear interactions of femtosecond laser pulses with graphene : photo-oxidation, imaging and photodynamics
2017
This thesis presents a study focused on interactions of femtosecond laser pulses with graphene, a one atom thick carbon membrane. Graphene, which exhibits exceptional electronic and optoelectronic properties, could provide considerable advantage over current silicon-based electronics. Graphene alone, being semi-metal, is not sufficient for electronic applications, but requires modification. For this, a set of methods for modifying and measuring the properties of graphene was developed. With the perspective of making graphene a suitable component for electronics, optoelectronics or photonics, ultrashort laser pulses were used for drawing patterns on graphene. The procedure modifies graphene …
Electrical measurements of femtosecond laser treated graphene
2017
Tutkielman pääasiallinen tavoite oli valmistaa sähköisiin mittauksiin sopivia grafeenilaitteita ja tutkia femtosekuntilaserkäsittelyn vaikutusta grafeenin sähköisiin ominaisuuksiin. Tutkielmassa käsitellään grafeenin valmistamista kemiallisella kaasufaasipinnoituksella, laitegeometrian määrittelyä ja käsittelemättömän, sekä femtosekuntilaserilla käsitellyn grafeenin sähköisiä mittauksia. Grafeenin synteesin alustana käytettiin kupariohutkalvoja ja pääasiallisena lähtöaineena oli etanoli tai metaani. Metaanin käyttö grafeenin synteesissä johti paremmin toistettaviin tuloksiin. Lisäksi havaittiin, että synteesissä käytetyn uunin latausjärjestelmän teräksinen osa lisäsi kupariohutkalvon reikii…
Topological properties of mono- and multilayer graphene, flat bands and surface superconductivity
2015
Tutustun Pro Gradu -työssäni topologisiin materiaaleihin ja perehdyn grafeenin sekä romboedrisen grafiitin ominaisuuksiin tästä näkökulmasta. Erityisesti tutkin grafeenin alihilasymmetrian rikkoutumisen vaikutuksia grafiitissa lisäämällä heilahtelevan potentiaalin α grafeenin tight-binding -malliin. Lasken romboedrisen grafiitin matalaenergiatilat tight-binding -mallista ja saan tulokseksi, että α avaa energia-aukon, mutta säilyttää vyön tasomaisen muodon, joka on saatu artikkelissa [16]. Tutkin työssäni myös heilahtelevan potentiaalin vaikutusta romboedrisen grafiitin suprajohtaviin pintatiloihin. Päätulokseni on, että heilahteleva potentiaali rikkoo grafiitin pintojen välisen symmetrian j…
Graphene films for gas sensing applications
2013
Gas detection at small concentrations is usually done using transition metal oxides. These semiconductors are, however, strongly dependent on parameters and conditions of growth and processing. Graphene attracts a big interest in science and technology due to its exceptional electric properties, and this truly 2-dimensional material has a great promise to be used as highly sensitive gas sensor. In this thesis, CVD and epitaxial graphene samples have been investigated in order to improve their sensitivity in gas sensing applications. The response of the sensor to different concentrations of detected gas was observed as a relative change of resistance of the sample. The aim of this study was …
Diversity at the nanoscale : laser-oxidation of single-layer graphene affects Fmoc-phenylalanine surface-mediated self-assembly
2023
We report the effects of a laser-oxidized single layer graphene (SLG) surface on the self-assembly of amphiphilic gelator N-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-L-phenylalanine (Fmoc-Phe) towards an gel–SLG interface. Laser oxidation modulates the levels of hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity on the SLG surface. Atomic force, scanning electron, helium ion and scattering scanning nearfield optical microscopies (AFM, SEM, HIM, s-SNOM) were employed to assess the effects of surface properties on the secondary and tertiary organization of the formed Fmoc-Phe fibres at the SLG–gel interface. S-SNOM shows sheet-like secondary structures on both hydrophobic/hydrophilic areas of SLG and helical or disordered structu…