• 文献标题:   Imaging charge density fluctuations in graphene using Coulomb blockade spectroscopy
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DESHPANDE A, BAO W, ZHAO Z, LAU CN, LEROY BJ
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Northwestern Univ
  • 被引频次:   37
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.83.155409
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

Using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we have imaged local charge density fluctuations in monolayer graphene. By placing a small gold nanoparticle on the end of the STM tip, a charge sensor is created. By raster scanning the tip over the surface and using Coulomb blockade spectroscopy, we map the local potential on the graphene. We observe a series of electron and hole doped puddles with a characteristic length scale of similar to 20 nm. Theoretical calculations for the correlation length of the puddles based on the number of impurities are in agreement with our measurements.