Investigation of strain-induced modulation on electronic properties of graphene field effect transistor

Graphene has been considered as a single sheet with sp(2)-bonded carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb configuration. In our work, we demonstrate few-layer graphene field effect transistor (GFET) suspending on Si/SiO2 and utilize Raman spectroscope to characterize the strain effects of suspended graphene. We find that red shift appears in Raman G peak and 2D peak because of tensile strain on the graphene surface. Besides, we also measure output characteristic curves (I-sd-V-sd) and transfer characteristic curves (I-sd-Vg) in a four-probe configuration. Based on the out-put curves of GFET, the resistances of graphene without strain and with strain are equal to similar to 28 x 10(3) Omega and similar to 31 x 10(3) Omega, respectively. Combined with the tensile strain value of the graphene calculated by the Raman spectrum, the graphene piezo-resistive sensitivity coefficient GF = similar to 21. These results provide a theoretical basis for the preparation of high-performance graphene electronic components. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.