扭曲控制的石墨烯/氮化硼/石墨烯异质结构中的共振隧穿。

Twist-controlled resonant tunnelling in graphene/boron nitride/graphene heterostructures.

机构信息

School of Physics &Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.

Centre for Mesoscience &Nanotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.

出版信息

Nat Nanotechnol. 2014 Oct;9(10):808-13. doi: 10.1038/nnano.2014.187. Epub 2014 Sep 7.

Abstract

Recent developments in the technology of van der Waals heterostructures made from two-dimensional atomic crystals have already led to the observation of new physical phenomena, such as the metal-insulator transition and Coulomb drag, and to the realization of functional devices, such as tunnel diodes, tunnel transistors and photovoltaic sensors. An unprecedented degree of control of the electronic properties is available not only by means of the selection of materials in the stack, but also through the additional fine-tuning achievable by adjusting the built-in strain and relative orientation of the component layers. Here we demonstrate how careful alignment of the crystallographic orientation of two graphene electrodes separated by a layer of hexagonal boron nitride in a transistor device can achieve resonant tunnelling with conservation of electron energy, momentum and, potentially, chirality. We show how the resonance peak and negative differential conductance in the device characteristics induce a tunable radiofrequency oscillatory current that has potential for future high-frequency technology.

摘要

最近在由二维原子晶体组成的范德华异质结构技术方面的进展已经导致了新的物理现象的观察,例如金属-绝缘体转变和库仑拖拽,以及功能器件的实现,例如隧道二极管、隧道晶体管和光伏传感器。不仅可以通过在堆叠中选择材料,而且可以通过调整组件层的内置应变和相对取向来实现额外的微调,从而获得前所未有的电子性质控制程度。在这里,我们展示了如何通过在晶体管器件中仔细对准由氮化硼层隔开的两个石墨烯电极的晶体取向,实现电子能量、动量和潜在手性守恒的共振隧穿。我们展示了器件特性中的共振峰和负微分电导如何诱导可调射频振荡电流,这可能对未来的高频技术有潜力。

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