• 文献标题:   Qualitative analysis of scanning gate microscopy on epitaxial graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MACKENZIE DMA, PANCHAL V, CORTELEON H, PETERSEN DH, KAZAKOVA O
  • 作者关键词:   scanning gate microscopy, epitaxial graphene, finite element simulation, kpfm, electric field effect, electrical sensitivity
  • 出版物名称:   2D MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   2053-1583
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tech Univ Denmark
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1088/2053-1583/ab0572
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

We present scanning gate microscopy (SGM) studies of graphene Hall-cross devices where bi-layer graphene (2LG) regions show unexpected signal inversion relative to single-layer graphene (1LG), an observation reproduced via finite element modelling of the current densities. This is attributed to gate-induced charge carrier redistribution between the two layers in 2LG. Hall cross devices were fabricated from epitaxial graphene 6H-SiC(0001) and were covered by 1LG/2LG with the area ratio of 85: 15%, respectively. Local electric-field sensitivity maps of the devices were obtained in two different measurement geometries using electrical SGM with a conductive tip, where it was observed that the voltage of 2LG islands was inverted relative to anticipated reference maps. Finite element modelling of the current densities and voltage response showed good qualitative agreement with the SGM maps when the effect of the gate was reversed for 2LG. The behaviour is attributed to gate-induced charge carrier redistribution between the two layers in 2LG. The model can be used generally as a tool to predict mixed 1LG/2LG response to electric field. Moreover, regions near the corners of the device show the highest sensitivity when the local electric field was applied to the scanning probe microscopy tip. These regions are capable of detecting highly local electric fields down to 110 kV cm(-1).