• 文献标题:   Raman spectroscopy and electrical transport studies of free-standing epitaxial graphene: Evidence of an AB-stacked bilayer
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHIVARAMAN S, JOBST J, WALDMANN D, WEBER HB, SPENCER MG
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121 EI 1550-235X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Cornell Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.87.195425
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

We fabricate free-standing graphene structures from epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide using a photoelectrochemical (PEC) etching process. A combination of Raman spectroscopy and magnetotransport measurements was used to investigate multiterminal devices in various geometries. From the analysis of Raman data and Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, we conclude that the buffer layer is converted into a graphene layer and, thus, monolayer graphene on SiC gets converted to a free-standing AB-stacked bilayer. The bilayer exhibits inversion-symmetry breaking because of differential doping between the layers. Additionally, lateral inhomogeneities exist in the form of domains with nonuniform mobility. The same PEC process on a pure buffer layer, however, does not yield monolayer graphene.