Nanoscale control of the charge neutrality point of graphene

ORAL

Abstract

Nano-engineered graphene devices can exhibit novel and useful electronic and optical properties, many of which depend critically on controlling the chemical potential relative to the charge-neutrality point. Complex-oxide heterostructures enable reconfigurable control of conductive nanostructures{REFs}, making them an interesting platform for controlling the electronic properties of graphene at nanoscale dimensions. Here we report the fabrication of graphene/LaAlO$_3/SrTiO$_3$ heterostructures with nanoscale programmable control of the charge-neutrality point. Magnetotransport measurements of superlattice structures show characteristic interference features that can be associated with the electronically patterned interface. We discuss possible new directions based on this highly versatile hybrid platform.

*We gratefully acknowledge the support by following agencies and grant ONR N00014-13-1-0806 (CBE), N00014-16-1-3152 (JL, BD), and N00014-15-1-2847 (JL)

Authors

  • Qing Guo

    • University of Pittsburgh
    • Univ of Pittsburgh
  • Jianan Li

    • Univ of Pittsburgh
  • Shivendra Tripathi

    • Univ of Pittsburgh
  • Lu Chen

    • Univ of Pittsburgh
  • Mengchen Huang

    • UC Santa Barbara
  • Jen-Feng Hsu

    • Univ of Pittsburgh
  • Shonali Dhingra

    • UCLA
  • Jung-Woo Lee

    • University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Hyungwoo Lee

    • University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Chang-Beom Eom

    • University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Brian D’Urso

    • Univ of Pittsburgh
  • Patrick Irvin

    • Univ of Pittsburgh
  • Jeremy Levy

    • Univ of Pittsburgh