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Biased Bilayer Graphene: Semiconductor with a Gap Tunable by the Electric Field Effect
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We demonstrate that the electronic gap of a graphene bilayer can be controlled externally by applying a gate bias. From the magnetotransport data (Shubnikov-de Haas measurements of the cyclotron mass), and using a tight-binding model, we extract the value of the gap as a function of the electronic density. We show that the gap can be changed from zero to midinfrared energies by using fields of less, approximately < 1 V/nm, below the electric breakdown of SiO2. The opening of a gap is clearly seen in the quantum Hall regime.
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The paper reports that bilayer graphene can be converted into a semiconductor whose band gap is externally tunable by gate bias, with the gap ranging from zero to mid-infrared energies. Magnetotransport measurements and tight-binding modeling show clear gap signatures, including a zero Hall conductivity plateau and an asymmetric cyclotron mass.
Key findings
- In biased bilayer graphene, a plateau at zero Hall conductivity appears at the neutrality point, unlike the pristine case; the longitudinal resistivity at neutrality exceeded 150 kΩ at 4 K for the biased device, compared with 6 kΩ for the unbiased device under the same conditions.
- The cyclotron mass depends asymmetrically on carrier density, and comparison with tight-binding theory yields an interlayer hopping parameter of 0.22 eV and indicates gaps larger than 0.2 eV.
- A small-bias linear fit to the screened theory gives a gap of about 1.2 meV per volt relative to a gate voltage of 25 V, while the theory predicts gap saturation at the interlayer hopping scale.
- The model agrees well with angle-resolved photoemission data, except in the gap saturation regime around densities of about 50 × 10¹² cm⁻².
Methods
- Bilayer graphene devices were prepared by micromechanical cleavage on 300 nm SiO₂ and patterned into Hall bars; carrier density was controlled by a Si backgate and by NH₃ chemical doping, with transport measured by lock-in techniques in fields up to 12 T and temperatures from 4 to 300 K.
- Shubnikov–de Haas oscillations were measured versus temperature and fitted to extract the cyclotron mass as a function of carrier density.
- The data were interpreted with a Bernal-stacked bilayer tight-binding model using in-plane hopping of 3.1 eV and interlayer hopping of 0.22 eV, including a self-consistent Hartree treatment of screening; Hall conductivity was modeled for a zigzag-edged ribbon in a magnetic field.
Limitations
- The paper states that the Hartree approach is reliable only when the gap is small compared with the interlayer hopping; for hole doping it underestimates the cyclotron mass while the unscreened model overestimates it, so the true gap lies between these limits and a better screening treatment is needed when the electrostatic energy becomes comparable to the interlayer hopping.
- The paper notes that the comparison with angle-resolved photoemission data works well except in the gap saturation regime at high density.
- Evident from the text: for the transport devices, the gap values are inferred by fitting a tight-binding/Hartree model to magnetotransport rather than measured directly by a spectroscopic probe.
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“The opening of a gap is clearly seen in the quantum Hall regime.”
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“which is absent in the unbiased case”
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“by comparing the observed behavior with our tightbinding results, we show that the gap can be tuned to values larger than 0.2 eV”
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“in the biased device, xx at n 0 exceeded 150 kOhm at 4 K, as compared to 6 kOhm for the unbiased case under the same conditions”
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“in a magnetic field, a pronounced plateau at zero Hall conductivity xy 0 is found for the biased bilayer”
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“the cyclotron mass, m c , in the bilayer biased by chemical doping is an asymmetric function of carrier density, n”
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“The linear increase of m c with jnj and the pronounced asymmetry between hole-and electron-doping of the biased bilayer are clearly seen here.”
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“We show that the gap can be changed from zero to midinfrared energies by using fields of & 1 V=nm, below the electric breakdown of SiO 2 .”
§ Biased Bilayer Graphene: Semiconductor with a Gap Tunable by the Electric Field Effect > Abstract
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“The linear increase of m c with jnj and the pronounced asymmetry between hole-and electron-doping of the biased bilayer are clearly seen here.”
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“The energy gap is revealed by the appearance of the N 0 plateau at xy 0 [see the curve labeled ''doped'' in Fig. 1(a)].”
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“The N 0 plateau is strikingly absent, so that a double step of 8e 2 =h in height occurs at n 0, indicating a metallic state at the neutrality point [3].”
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- Not matchedcites [3] 3. K. S. Novoselov et al., Nature Phys. 2, 177 (2006).
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“In this case two flat bands with energies ÿeV=2 and eV=2 appear, similar to the case of zero magnetic field.The other two zero energy bands become dispersive inside the gap, showing the band-crossing phenomenon.”
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“In the hole doping region in Fig. 1(b), the Hartree approach underestimates the value of m c whereas the simple unscreened result overestimates it.”
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“The emerged plateau was accompanied by a huge peak in longitudinal resistivity xx , indicating an insulating state”
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“which provides a clear signature of a gap and allows its estimate”
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“we have cross-checked our theory against angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) data [8] and found excellent agreement.”
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What the sources say
- Not matchedcites [8] 8. Theory of the gap opening within the continuum model was previously given by E. McCann, Phys. Rev. B 74, 161403 (2006).
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“Zero potential difference and zero gap are expected at n 2n 0 in both unscreened and screened cases, as seen from Eqs. (1) and ( 2) and the fact that nn; 0 0.”
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“Note that at the zero Hall plateau the current carried around the ribbon loop is zero, I 0, which implies, from the theory view point, a diverging longitudinal resistivity at low T”
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“This opens a gap of eV in size.”
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“At this particular density the gap closes and the theoretical value becomes independent of the screening assumptions.”
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“a more accurate treatment of screening is needed when eV becomes of the order of t ? .”
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“The coefficient 7:2 10 10 cm ÿ2 =V is determined by the geometry of the resulting capacitor and is in agreement with the values of n 1 found experimentally [1][2][3].”
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- Not matchedcites [1][2][3]
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The charge in layers 1 and 2 of the bilayer is equal to -ne/2.
“Assuming equal charge ÿne=2 in layers 1 and 2 of the bilayer”
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The breakdown field for SiO2 is 1 V/nm (i.e., 300 V for the used oxide thickness).
“Note that the breakdown field for SiO 2 is 1 V=nm (i.e., 300 V for the used oxide thickness)”
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The electric field induced between the two layers can be considered as a result of the effect of charged surfaces placed above and below bilayer graphene.
“The electric field induced between the two layers can be considered as a result of the effect of charged surfaces placed above and below bilayer graphene .”
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MinorThe text attributes an argument to Laughlin [14], while the reference list assigns 14 to a note and lists Laughlin at 15.
“As pointed out by Laughlin [14], changing the magnetic flux through the ribbon loop by a flux quantum causes the states to move rigidly towards one edge.”
“14. The unbiased case, in the continuum approximation, was studied in Ref. [5]. 15. R. B. Laughlin, Phys. Rev. B 23, 5632 (1981).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Castro, E. V., Novoselov, K. S., Morozov, S. V., Peres, N. M. R., dos Santos, J. M. B. L., Nilsson, J., Guinea, F., Geim, A. K., & Neto, A. H. C.
- Affiliations
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- University of Minho (PT)
- Boston University (US)
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 2007-11-20
- Volume
- 99
- Issue
- 21
- Pages
- 216802-216802
- ISSN
- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
- 1079-7114
- OpenAlex
- W2113467957
- Cited by
- 2,033
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 54 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 68 · 2022: 85 · 2021: 101 · 2020: 134 · 2019: 102 · 2018: 95 · 2017: 121 · 2016: 134 · 2015: 130 · 2014: 142 · 2013: 146 · 2012: 145
- FWCI
- 55.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Physical Review Letters (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
- DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Graphene research and applications
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › 2D Materials and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Condensed Matter Physics › Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Keywords
- bilayer graphene, electric field effects, band gap tuning, gate bias, Shubnikov-de Haas effect, cyclotron mass, tight-binding model, quantum Hall effect, electron density
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