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Title: Observation of intercalation-driven zone folding in quasi-free-standing graphene energy bands

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Two-photon photoemission measurements reveal a near-zero-dispersion empty electronic state, approximately 2.6 eV above the Fermi energy and near the Brillouin zone center, induced by oxygen intercalation at the graphene-Ir(111) interface. While oxygen intercalation leads to quasi-freestanding graphene, electron diffraction shows 2 x 2 periodicity due to the patterned intercalant. Near the zone center, large-wavevector zone folding, driven by this 2 x 2 periodicity, replicates states from near the Dirac cone that have little dispersion due to trigonal warping, explaining the nearly at band. The zone-folding mechanism is supported by results from angle-resolved photoemission measurements and from density-functional-theory-based calculations of the unfolded energy bands. These results demonstrate zone-folding effects in graphene on a wavevector and energy scale that has largely been unexplored and may open new opportunities to engineer the graphene electronic states.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1492771
Report Number(s):
BNL--210915-2019-JAAM
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 99; ISSN 2469-9950; ISSN PRBMDO
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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