• 文献标题:   Bilayer graphene on h-BN substrate: investigating the breakdown voltage and tuning the bandgap by electric field
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PADILHA JE, PONTES RB, FAZZIO A
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICSCONDENSED MATTER
  • ISSN:   0953-8984 EI 1361-648X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Sao Paulo
  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.1088/0953-8984/24/7/075301
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

By performing density functional theory calculations we show that it is possible to make the electronic bandgap in bilayer graphene supported on hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) substrates tunable. We also show that, under applied electric fields, it is possible to insert states from h-BN into the bandgap, which generate a conduction channel through the substrate making the system metallic. In addition, we verify that the breakdown voltage strongly depends on the number of h-BN layers. We also show that both the breakdown voltage and the bandgap tuning are independent of the h-BN stacking order.