• 文献标题:   Accurate Measurement of the Gap of Graphene/h-BN Moire Superlattice through Photocurrent Spectroscopy
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HAN TY, YANG JX, ZHANG QH, WANG L, WATANABE K, TANIGUCHI T, MCEUEN PL, JU L
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007 EI 1079-7114
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  • 被引频次:   7
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.146402
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Monolayer graphene aligned with hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) develops a gap at the charge neutrality point (CNP). This gap has previously been extensively studied by electrical transport through thermal activation measurements. Here, we report the determination of the gap size at the CNP of graphene/h-BN superlattice through photocurrent spectroscopy study. We demonstrate two distinct measurement approaches to extract the gap size. A maximum of similar to 14 meV gap is observed for devices with a twist angle of less than 1 degrees. This value is significantly smaller than that obtained from thermal activation measurements, yet larger than the theoretically predicted single-particle gap. Our results suggest that lattice relaxation and moderate electron-electron interaction effects may enhance the CNP gap in graphene/h-BN superlattice.