322 research outputs found
Observation of vacancy-induced suppression of electronic cooling in defected graphene
Previous studies of electron-phonon interaction in impure graphene have found
that static disorder can give rise to an enhancement of electronic cooling. We
investigate the effect of dynamic disorder and observe over an order of
magnitude suppression of electronic cooling compared with clean graphene. The
effect is stronger in graphene with more vacancies, confirming its
vacancy-induced nature. The dependence of the coupling constant on the phonon
temperature implies its link to the dynamics of disorder. Our study highlights
the effect of disorder on electron-phonon interaction in graphene. In addition,
the suppression of electronic cooling holds great promise for improving the
performance of graphene-based bolometer and photo-detector devices.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figure
Gate-Tunable Tunneling Resistance in Graphene/Topological Insulator Vertical Junctions
Graphene-based vertical heterostructures, particularly stacks incorporated
with other layered materials, are promising for nanoelectronics. The stacking
of two model Dirac materials, graphene and topological insulator, can
considerably enlarge the family of van der Waals heterostructures. Despite well
understanding of the two individual materials, the electron transport
properties of a combined vertical heterojunction are still unknown. Here we
show the experimental realization of a vertical heterojunction between Bi2Se3
nanoplate and monolayer graphene. At low temperatures, the electron transport
through the vertical heterojunction is dominated by the tunneling process,
which can be effectively tuned by gate voltage to alter the density of states
near the Fermi surface. In the presence of a magnetic field, quantum
oscillations are observed due to the quantized Landau levels in both graphene
and the two-dimensional surface states of Bi2Se3. Furthermore, we observe an
exotic gate-tunable tunneling resistance under high magnetic field, which
displays resistance maxima when the underlying graphene becomes a quantum Hall
insulator
Absence of a transport signature of spin-orbit coupling in graphene with indium adatoms
Enhancement of the spin-orbit coupling in graphene may lead to various
topological phenomena and also find applications in spintronics. Adatom
absorption has been proposed as an effective way to achieve the goal. In
particular, great hope has been held for indium in strengthening the spin-orbit
coupling and realizing the quantum spin Hall effect. To search for evidence of
the spin-orbit coupling in graphene absorbed with indium adatoms, we carry out
extensive transport measurements, i.e., weak localization magnetoresistance,
quantum Hall effect and non-local spin Hall effect. No signature of the
spin-orbit coupling is found. Possible explanations are discussed.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, with supplementary material
The geometric structure of unit dual quaternion with application in kinematic control
AbstractIn this paper, the geometric structure, especially the Lie-group related properties, of unit dual quaternion is investigated. The exponential form of unit dual quaternion and its approximate logarithmic mapping are derived. Correspondingly, Lie-group and Lie-algebra on unit dual quaternions and the approximate logarithms are explored, respectively. Afterwards, error and metric based on unit dual quaternion are given, which naturally result in a new kinematic control model with unit dual quaternion descriptors. Finally, as a case study, a generalized proportional control law using unit dual quaternion is developed
Growth of Large Domain Epitaxial Graphene on the C-Face of SiC
Growth of epitaxial graphene on the C-face of SiC has been investigated.
Using a confinement controlled sublimation (CCS) method, we have achieved well
controlled growth and been able to observe propagation of uniform monolayer
graphene. Surface patterns uncover two important aspects of the growth, i.e.
carbon diffusion and stoichiometric requirement. Moreover, a new "stepdown"
growth mode has been discovered. Via this mode, monolayer graphene domains can
have an area of hundreds of square micrometers, while, most importantly, step
bunching is avoided and the initial uniformly stepped SiC surface is preserved.
The stepdown growth provides a possible route towards uniform epitaxial
graphene in wafer size without compromising the initial flat surface morphology
of SiC.Comment: 18 pages, 8 figure
Search for encapsulation of platinum, silver, and gold at the surface of graphite
Using scanning tunneling microscopy, we show that Pt clusters can be encapsulated beneath the surface of graphite, whereas Ag and Au cannot. This is in complete agreement with independent predictions from density functional theory, which show that surface intercalation of single metal atoms is favorable for Pt, but unfavorable for Ag and Au. This supports the validity of using single-metal-atom energetics for predicting encapsulation of metal nanoparticles at the graphite surface. We also demonstrate that the optimal temperature for encapsulation scales with the cohesive energy of the metal
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