• 文献标题:   Tunneling spectroscopy of metal-oxide-graphene structure
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZENG CF, WANG MS, ZHOU Y, LANG MR, LIAN B, SONG E, XU GY, TANG JS, TORRES C, WANG KL
  • 作者关键词:   dirac equation, disperse system, electronic density of state, fermi level, fluctuation, graphene, landau level, scanning tunnelling microscopy, tunnelling spectra
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Calif Los Angeles
  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.3460283
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

The unique density of states of graphene at the device level is probed via tunneling spectroscopy of macroscopic metal-oxide-graphene structures. Local conductance minima from electrons tunneling into the graphene Dirac point are observed in the dI/dV spectra of both the single-junction and dual-junction configurations. Nonequally-spaced Landau levels, including the hallmark n=0 level, are observed in the presence of a magnetic field. Linear energy-momentum dispersion near the Dirac point, as well as the Fermi velocity, is extracted from both experiments. Local potential fluctuations and interface defects significantly influence these fine physical features, leading to peak broadening and anomalies comparing to the results from the ultra sharp scanning tunneling microscope tip. This study provides important implications for potential tunneling-based graphene devices in the future. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3460283]