Stacking sequence dependence of electronic properties in double-layer graphene heterostructures
arXiv:1412.3875 · doi:10.7567/JJAP.53.06JD03
Abstract
First-principles calculation has been performed to investigate the stability and electronic properties of double-layer graphene heterostructure (DLGH). In this system, two graphene layers are separated by hexagonal boron-nitride (h-BN) layers which work as a insulating barrier. Our results show that the stability of the system is determined by the atomistic configurations between graphene and its adjacent h-BN layer. Among different stacking sequences, Ab-stacking is most stable. Since the inserted h-BN layers modulate the on-site energies for carbon atoms of graphene layers, the electronic states of the system can be classified into metallic or semiconducting by the stacking sequence. And the stacking sequence dependence of the energy band structures of DLGHs are well described by the orbital interaction model.
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