Small energy gap revealed in CrBr3 by scanning tunneling spectroscopy

Baral, Dinesh; Fu, Zhuangen; Zadorozhnyi, Andrei S.; Dulal, Rabindra; Wang, Aaron; Shrestha, Narendra; Erugu, Uppalaiah; Tang, Jinke; Dahnovsky, Yuri; Tian, Jifa; Chien, TeYu

doi:10.1039/d0cp05633b

Title: Small energy gap revealed in CrBr₃ by scanning tunneling spectroscopy

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cp05633b· OSTI ID:1780941

Baral, Dinesh ^[1]; Fu, Zhuangen ^[1]; Zadorozhnyi, Andrei S. ^[1]; Dulal, Rabindra ^[1]; Wang, Aaron ^[1]; Shrestha, Narendra ^[1]; Erugu, Uppalaiah ^[1]; Tang, Jinke ^[1];

^[1]; Tian, Jifa ^[1];

^[1]

Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States). Department of Physics & Astronomy

Using scanning tunneling spectroscopy (dI/dV) measurements, small energy gap was revealed in CrBr₃ flakes.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020074

OSTI ID:: 1780941

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2325240; OSTI ID: 2329318

Journal Information:: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Vol. 23, Issue 5; ISSN 1463-9076

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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