• 文献标题:   Barrier inhomogeneities at vertically stacked graphene-based heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIN YF, LI WW, LI SL, XU Y, APARECIDOFERREIRA A, KOMATSU K, SUN HB, NAKAHARAI S, TSUKAGOSHI K
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE
  • ISSN:   2040-3364 EI 2040-3372
  • 通讯作者地址:   NIMS
  • 被引频次:   43
  • DOI:   10.1039/c3nr03677d
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

The integration of graphene and other atomically flat, two-dimensional materials has attracted much interest and been materialized very recently. An in-depth understanding of transport mechanisms in such heterostructures is essential. In this study, vertically stacked graphene-based heterostructure transistors were manufactured to elucidate the mechanism of electron injection at the interface. The temperature dependence of the electrical characteristics was investigated from 300 to 90 K. In a careful analysis of current-voltage characteristics, an unusual decrease in the effective Schottky barrier height and increase in the ideality factor were observed with decreasing temperature. A model of thermionic emission with a Gaussian distribution of barriers was able to precisely interpret the conduction mechanism. Furthermore, mapping of the effective Schottky barrier height is unmasked as a function of temperature and gate voltage. The results offer significant insight for the development of future layer-integration technology based on graphene-based heterostructures.