• 文献标题:   Drag of electrons in graphene by substrate surface polar phonons
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KONIAKHIN SV, NALITOV AV
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Russian Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.94.125403
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

It is known that electron scattering by surface polar phonons (SPPs) of the substrate reduces their mobility in supported graphene. However, there is no experimental evidence for the contribution of the drag of electrons by SPPs to thermoelectric phenomena in graphene: graphene thermopower exhibits good agreement with Mott's law, which means that the diffusion contribution to the thermopower is dominant in a wide range of carrier densities and temperatures. Here we develop a complete theory of drag of electrons in graphene by SPPs. By solving the Boltzmann transport equation for electrons scattered by SPPs we derive SPP-drag contribution to the thermopower in graphene. Compared to diffusion thermopower, obtained values appear to be one order of magnitude lower for various substrates. This can be explained by the low occupation number of the SPPs and short mean free path of such phonons stemming from their small group velocity. We conclude that experiments on thermopower in graphene can be treated within the framework of Mott's law.