Imaging, simulation, and electrostatic control of power dissipation in graphene devices

Abstract

We directly image hot spot formation in functioning mono- and bilayer graphene field effect transistors (GFETs) using infrared thermal microscopy. Correlating with an electrical-thermal transport model provides insight into carrier distributions, fields, and GFET power dissipation. The hot spot corresponds to the location of minimum charge density along the GFET; by changing the applied bias this can be shifted between electrodes or held in the middle of the channel in ambipolar transport. Interestingly, the hot spot shape bears the imprint of the density of states in mono- vs. bilayer graphene. More broadly, we find that thermal imaging combined with self-consistent simulation provides a non-invasive approach for more deeply examining transport and energy dissipation in nanoscale devices.

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