• 文献标题:   Tunable Band Gaps in Bilayer Graphene-BN Heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RAMASUBRAMANIAM A, NAVEH D, TOWE E
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, electronic structure, bandgap engineering
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Massachusetts
  • 被引频次:   162
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl1039499
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

We investigate band gap tuning of bilayer graphene between hexagonal boron nitride sheets, by external electric fields. Using density functional theory, we show that the gap is continuously tunable from 0 to 0.2 eV and is robust to stacking disorder. Moreover, boron nitride sheets do not alter the fundamental response from that of free-standing bilayer gaphene, apart from additional screening. The calculations suggest that graphene-boron nitride heterostructures could provide a viable route to graphene-based electronic devices.