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Large-Scale Sublattice Asymmetry in Pure and Boron-Doped Graphene. / Usachov, Dmitry Yu.; Fedorov, Alexander V.; Vilkov, Oleg Yu.; Petukhov, Anatoly E.; Rybkin, Artem G.; Ernst, Arthur; Otrokov, Mikhail M.; Chulkov, Evgueni V.; Ogorodnikov, Ilya I.; Kuznetsov, Mikhail V.; Yashina, Lada V.; Kataev, Elmar Yu.; Erofeevskaya, Anna V.; Voroshnin, Vladimir Yu.; Adamchuk, Vera K.; Laubschat, Clemens; Vyalikh, Denis V.
In: Nano Letters, Vol. 16, No. 7, 07.2016, p. 4535-4543.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Large-Scale Sublattice Asymmetry in Pure and Boron-Doped Graphene
AU - Usachov, Dmitry Yu.
AU - Fedorov, Alexander V.
AU - Vilkov, Oleg Yu.
AU - Petukhov, Anatoly E.
AU - Rybkin, Artem G.
AU - Ernst, Arthur
AU - Otrokov, Mikhail M.
AU - Chulkov, Evgueni V.
AU - Ogorodnikov, Ilya I.
AU - Kuznetsov, Mikhail V.
AU - Yashina, Lada V.
AU - Kataev, Elmar Yu.
AU - Erofeevskaya, Anna V.
AU - Voroshnin, Vladimir Yu.
AU - Adamchuk, Vera K.
AU - Laubschat, Clemens
AU - Vyalikh, Denis V.
PY - 2016/7
Y1 - 2016/7
N2 - The implementation of future graphene-based electronics is essentially restricted by the absence of a band gap in the electronic structure of graphene. Options of how to create a band gap in a reproducible and processing compatible manner are very limited at the moment. A promising approach for the graphene band gap engineering is to introduce a large-scale sublattice asymmetry. Using photoelectron diffraction and spectroscopy we have demonstrated a selective incorporation of boron impurities into only one of the two graphene sublattices. We have shown that in the well-oriented graphene on the Co(0001) surface the carbon atoms occupy two nonequivalent positions with respect to the Co lattice, namely top and hollow sites. Boron impurities embedded into the graphene lattice preferably occupy the hollow sites due to a site-specific interaction with the Co pattern. Our theoretical calculations predict that such boron-doped graphene possesses a band gap that can be precisely controlled by the dopant concentration. B-graphene with doping asymmetry is, thus, a novel material, which is worth considering as a good candidate for electronic applications.
AB - The implementation of future graphene-based electronics is essentially restricted by the absence of a band gap in the electronic structure of graphene. Options of how to create a band gap in a reproducible and processing compatible manner are very limited at the moment. A promising approach for the graphene band gap engineering is to introduce a large-scale sublattice asymmetry. Using photoelectron diffraction and spectroscopy we have demonstrated a selective incorporation of boron impurities into only one of the two graphene sublattices. We have shown that in the well-oriented graphene on the Co(0001) surface the carbon atoms occupy two nonequivalent positions with respect to the Co lattice, namely top and hollow sites. Boron impurities embedded into the graphene lattice preferably occupy the hollow sites due to a site-specific interaction with the Co pattern. Our theoretical calculations predict that such boron-doped graphene possesses a band gap that can be precisely controlled by the dopant concentration. B-graphene with doping asymmetry is, thus, a novel material, which is worth considering as a good candidate for electronic applications.
KW - Graphene
KW - boron
KW - doping
KW - sublattice asymmetry
KW - electronic structure
KW - photoemission spectroscopy
KW - FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS
KW - MONOLAYER GRAPHITE
KW - ATOMIC-STRUCTURE
KW - NI(111)
KW - TRANSPORT
KW - SURFACE
KW - ENERGY
KW - APPROXIMATION
KW - NITROGEN
KW - GROWTH
U2 - 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01795
DO - 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01795
M3 - статья
VL - 16
SP - 4535
EP - 4543
JO - Nano Letters
JF - Nano Letters
SN - 1530-6984
IS - 7
ER -
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