Driving chemical interactions at graphene-germanium van der Waals interfaces via thermal annealing
Abstract
Despite its extraordinary charge carrier mobility, the lack of an electronic bandgap in graphene limits its utilization in electronic devices. To overcome this issue, researchers have attempted to chemically modify the pristine graphene lattice in order to engineer its electronic bandstructure. While significant progress has been achieved, aggressive chemistries are often employed that are difficult to pattern and control. In an effort to overcome this issue, here we utilize the well-defined van der Waals interface between crystalline Ge(110) and epitaxial graphene to template covalent chemistry. In particular, by annealing atomically pristine graphene-germanium interfaces synthesized by chemical vapor deposition under ultra-high vacuum conditions, chemical bonding is driven between the germanium surface and the graphene lattice. The resulting bonds act as charge scattering centers that are identified with scanning tunneling microscopy. The generation of atomic-scale defects are independently confirmed with Raman spectroscopy, revealing significant densities within the graphene lattice. Furthermore, the resulting chemically modified graphene has the potential to impact next-generation nanoelectronic applications.
- Authors:
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
- Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1493753
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 113; Journal Issue: 21; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Kiraly, Brian, Mannix, Andrew J., Jacobberger, Robert M., Fisher, Brandon L., Arnold, Michael S., Hersam, Mark C., and Guisinger, Nathan P. Driving chemical interactions at graphene-germanium van der Waals interfaces via thermal annealing. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.5053083.
Kiraly, Brian, Mannix, Andrew J., Jacobberger, Robert M., Fisher, Brandon L., Arnold, Michael S., Hersam, Mark C., & Guisinger, Nathan P. Driving chemical interactions at graphene-germanium van der Waals interfaces via thermal annealing. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5053083
Kiraly, Brian, Mannix, Andrew J., Jacobberger, Robert M., Fisher, Brandon L., Arnold, Michael S., Hersam, Mark C., and Guisinger, Nathan P. Mon .
"Driving chemical interactions at graphene-germanium van der Waals interfaces via thermal annealing". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5053083. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1493753.
@article{osti_1493753,
title = {Driving chemical interactions at graphene-germanium van der Waals interfaces via thermal annealing},
author = {Kiraly, Brian and Mannix, Andrew J. and Jacobberger, Robert M. and Fisher, Brandon L. and Arnold, Michael S. and Hersam, Mark C. and Guisinger, Nathan P.},
abstractNote = {Despite its extraordinary charge carrier mobility, the lack of an electronic bandgap in graphene limits its utilization in electronic devices. To overcome this issue, researchers have attempted to chemically modify the pristine graphene lattice in order to engineer its electronic bandstructure. While significant progress has been achieved, aggressive chemistries are often employed that are difficult to pattern and control. In an effort to overcome this issue, here we utilize the well-defined van der Waals interface between crystalline Ge(110) and epitaxial graphene to template covalent chemistry. In particular, by annealing atomically pristine graphene-germanium interfaces synthesized by chemical vapor deposition under ultra-high vacuum conditions, chemical bonding is driven between the germanium surface and the graphene lattice. The resulting bonds act as charge scattering centers that are identified with scanning tunneling microscopy. The generation of atomic-scale defects are independently confirmed with Raman spectroscopy, revealing significant densities within the graphene lattice. Furthermore, the resulting chemically modified graphene has the potential to impact next-generation nanoelectronic applications.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5053083},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 21,
volume = 113,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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