We theoretically predict the possibility of controlling the band-gap and carrier type of bilayer graphene by using ionic molecules. We can control the semiconducting carrier type (intrinsic, p-type, or n-type) of bilayer graphene sandwiched by ionic molecules by changing the cation-anion pair.
Researcher Information
JST CREST Research Area “Research of Innovative Material and Process for Creation of Next-generation Electronics Devices” , Research Theme: “Design and study of graphite devices based on computational science”
Journal Information
Published in the scientific journal “Applied Physics Letters”
Nguyen Thanh Cuong, Minoru Otani, and Susumu Okada “Electron-state engineering of bilayer graphene by ionic molecules” Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, 233106 (2012)
doi: 10.1063/1.4769098
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[About Research]
Susumu OKADA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Frontier Science, University of Tsukuba
E-mail:
http://www.px.tsukuba.ac.jp/home/tcm/okada/okada-E.html
[About Program]
Fumiharu Kimura,
ICT Group, Department of Innovation Research, Japan Science and Technology Agency
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