• 文献标题:   Molecular Doping and Band-Gap Opening of Bilayer Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SAMUELS AJ, CAREY JD
  • 作者关键词:   bilayer graphene, bandgap engineering, molecular doping, surface transfer doping, band structure, midinfrared optical adsorption
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Surrey
  • 被引频次:   81
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn400340q
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

The ability to Induce an energy band gap in bilayer graphene Is an important development in graphene science and opens up potential applications in electronics and photonics. Here we report the emergence of permanent electronic and optical band gaps In bilayer graphene upon adsorption of pi electron containing molecules. Adsorption of n- or p-type dopant molecules on one layer results in an asymmetric charge distribution between the top and bottom layers and in the formation of an energy gap. The resultant band gap scales linearly with Induced carrier density though a slight asymmetry is found between n-type dopants, where the band gap varies as 47 meV/10(13) cm(-2), and p-type dopants where it varies as 40 meV/10(13) cm(-2). Decamethylcobaltocene (DMC, n-type) and 3,6-difluoro-2,5,7,7,8,8-hexacyano-quinodimethane (F2-HCNQ, p-type) are found to be the best molecules at inducing the largest electronic band gaps up to 0.15 eV. Optical adsorption transitions in the 2.8.-4 mu m region of the spectrum can result between states that are not Pauli blocked. Comparison is made between the band gaps calculated from adsorbate-Induced electric fields and from average displacement fields found In dual gate bilayer graphene devices. A key advantage of using molecular adsorption with pi electron containing molecules is that the high binding energy can induce a permanent band gap and open up possible uses of Bilayer graphene in mid-Infrared photonic or electronic device applications.