• 文献标题:   Twist-controlled resonant tunnelling in graphene/boron nitride/graphene heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MISHCHENKO A, TU JS, CAO Y, GORBACHEV RV, WALLBANK JR, GREENAWAY MT, MOROZOV VE, MOROZOV SV, ZHU MJ, WONG SL, WITHERS F, WOODS CR, KIM YJ, WATANABE K, TANIGUCHI T, VDOVIN EE, MAKAROVSKY O, FROMHOLD TM, FAL KO VI, GEIM AK, EAVES L, NOVOSELOV KS
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   1748-3387 EI 1748-3395
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Manchester
  • 被引频次:   217
  • DOI:   10.1038/NNANO.2014.187
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Recent developments in the technology of van der Waals heterostructures(1,2) made from two-dimensional atomic crystals(3,4) have already led to the observation of new physical phenomena, such as the metal-insulator transitions and Coulomb drags, and to the realization of functional devices, such as tunnel diodes(7,8), tunnel transistors(9,10) and photovoltaic sensors(11). An unprecedented degree of control of the electronic properties is available not only by means of the selection of materials in the stack(12), but also through the additional fine-tuning achievable by adjusting the built-in strain and relative orientation of the component layers(13-17). Here we demonstrate how careful alignment of the crystallographic orientation of two graphene electrodes separated by a layer of hexagonal boron nitride in a transistor device can achieve resonant tunnelling with conservation of electron energy, momentum and, potentially, chirality. We show how the resonance peak and negative differential conductance in the device characteristics induce a tunable radiofrequency oscillatory current that has potential for future high-frequency technology.