We use Z-contrast imaging and atomically resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy on an aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope to investigate the local electronic states of boron atoms at dif...
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We use Z-contrast imaging and atomically resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy on an aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope to investigate the local electronic states of boron atoms at different edge structures in monolayer and bilayer *** find that edges with bonding unsaturated sp2 boron atoms have a unique spectroscopic signature with a prominent pre-peak at - 190.2 eV in the B K-edge fine ***-principles calculations reveal that the observed pre-peak arises from excitations to the in-plane lowest-energy empty sp2 boron dangling bonds at the B-terminated *** spectroscopic signature can serve as a fingerprint to explore new edge structures in h-BN.
Finite-sized graphene sheets, such as graphene nanoislands (GNIs), are promising candidates for practical applications in graphene-based nanoelectronics. GNIs with well-defined zigzag edges are predicted to have spi...
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Finite-sized graphene sheets, such as graphene nanoislands (GNIs), are promising candidates for practical applications in graphene-based nanoelectronics. GNIs with well-defined zigzag edges are predicted to have spin-polarized edge-states similar to those of zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons, which can achieve graphene spintronics. However, it has been reported that GNIs on metal substrates have no edge states because of interactions with the substrate. We used a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy, spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations to demonstrate that the edge states of GNIs on an Ir substrate can be recovered by intercalating a layer of Si atoms between the GNIs and the substrate. We also found that the edge states gradually shift to the Fermi level with increasing island size. this work provides a method to investigate spin-polarized edge states in high-quality graphene nanostructures on a metal substrate.
Unlike graphene sheets, graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) can exhibit semiconducting band gap characteristics that can be tuned by controlling impurity doping and the GNR widths and edge structures. However, achieving suc...
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Unlike graphene sheets, graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) can exhibit semiconducting band gap characteristics that can be tuned by controlling impurity doping and the GNR widths and edge structures. However, achieving such control is a major challenge in the fabrication of GNRs. Chevron-type GNRs were recently synthesized via surface-assisted polymerization of pristine or N-substituted oligophenylene monomers. In principle, GNR heterojunctions can be fabricated by mixing two different monomers. In this paper, we report the fabrication and characterization of chevron-type GNRs using sulfur-substituted oligophenylene monomers to produce GNRs and related heterostructures for the first time. First-principles calculations show that the GNR gaps can be tailored by applying different sulfur configurations from cyclodehydrogenated isomers via debromination and intramolecular cyclodehydrogenation. this feature should enable a new approach for the creation of multiple GNR heterojunctions by engineering their sulfur configurations. these predictions have been confirmed via scanning tunneling microscopy and scanning tunneling spectroscopy. For example, we have found that the S-containing GNRs contain segments with distinct band gaps, i.e., a sequence of multiple heterojunctions that results in a sequence of quantum dots. this unusual intraribbon heterojunction sequence may be useful in nanoscale optoelectronic applications that use quantum dots.
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