Gate-independent energy gap in non-covalently intercalated bilayer graphene on SiC(0001)
arXiv:1610.05411 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.245144
Abstract
Our first-principles calculations show that an energy gap around 0.12-0.25 eV can be engineered in epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001) through the non-covalent intercalation of transition- or alkali-metals, yet originated from the distinct mechanisms. The former is attributed to the combined effects of metal induced perpendicular electric field and interaction while the latter is solely attributed to the built-in electric field. A great advantage of this scheme is that the gap size is almost independent of the gate voltage up to 1 V/nm, thus reserving the electric means to tune the Fermi level of graphene when configured as field-effect transistors. Given the recent progress in experimental techniques on the intercalated graphene, our findings provide a practical way to incorporate the graphene with the current semiconductor industry.
arXiv commentAccepted by Physical Review B
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