• 文献标题:   Positron charge sensing using a double-gated graphene field effect transistor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   OR P, DEVIDAS TR, TANIGUCHI T, WATANABE K, SABONAPADESKY I, BECK SMT, RON G, STEINBERG H
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  • 出版物名称:   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
  • ISSN:   0034-6748 EI 1089-7623
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1063/5.0069481
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

We utilize a high-mobility double-gated graphene field-effect transistor to measure the accumulated charge created by positron annihilation in its back-gate. The device consists of an exfoliated graphene flake stacked between two hexagonal boron nitride flakes placed on a 1 cm(2) substrate of 500 mu m thick conducting p-doped Si capped by 285 nm-thick SiO2. The device is placed in close proximity to a 780 kBq Na-22 positron source emitting a constant flux of positrons. During the measurement, positrons annihilate within the back-gate, kept floating using a low-capacitance relay. The accumulated positive charge capacitively couples to the graphene device and builds a positive voltage, detectable through a shift in the top-gate dependent graphene resistance characteristic. The shift in the position of the top-gate Dirac peak is then used for extracting the exact voltage buildup and quantitative evaluation of the accumulated charge. Reaching a positron current sensitivity of & SIM;1.2 fA/v Hz, detected over 20 min, our results demonstrate the utility of two-dimensional layered materials as probes for charging dynamics of positrons in solids.