In this letter, we report an easy and tenable way to tune the type of charge carriers in graphene,
using a buried layer of AlBr3 and its derivatives on the graphene/Ir(111) interface. Upon the
deposition of AlBr3 on graphene/Ir(111) and subsequent temperature-assisted intercalation of
graphene/Ir(111) with atomic Br and AlBr3, pronounced hole doping of graphene is observed.
The evolution of the graphene/Br-AlBr3/Ir(111) system at different stages of intercalation has
been investigated by means of microbeam low-energy electron microscopy/electron diffraction,
core-level photoelectron spectroscopy, and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy.