• 文献标题:   Visualizing Strain-Induced Pseudomagnetic Fields in Graphene through an hBN Magnifying Glass
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JIANG YH, MAO JH, DUAN JX, LAI XY, WATANABE K, TANIGUCHI T, ANDREI EY
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, nanopillar, strain, distorted moire pattern, pseudomagnetic field pmf, scanning tunneling microscopy stm
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Rutgers State Univ
  • 被引频次:   35
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b05228
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Graphene's remarkable properties are inherent to its two-dimensional honeycomb lattice structure. Its low dimensionality, which makes it possible to rearrange the atoms by applying an external force, offers the intriguing prospect of mechanically controlling the electronic properties. In the presence of strain, graphene develops a pseudomagnetic field (PMF) that reconstructs the band structure into pseudo Landau levels (PLLs). However, a feasible route to realizing, characterizing and controlling PMFs is still lacking. Here we report on a method to generate and characterize PMFs in a graphene membrane supported on nanopillars. A direct measure of the local strain is achieved by using the magnifying effect of the moire pattern formed against a hexagonal boron nitride substrate under scanning tunneling microscopy. We,quantify the strain-induced PMF through the PLLs spectra,observed in scanning tunneling spectroscopy. This work provides a pathway to strain induced-engineering and electro-mechanical graphene-based devices.