Nanoscale Mapping of Quasiparticle Band Alignment
Abstract
Control of atomic-scale interfaces between materials with distinct electronic structures is crucial for the design and fabrication of most electronic devices. In the case of two-dimensional materials, disparate electronic structures can be realized even within a single uniform sheet, merely by locally applying different vertical gate voltages. Here, we utilize the inherently nano-structured single layer and bilayer graphene on silicon carbide to investigate lateral electronic structure variations in an adjacent single layer of tungsten disulfide (WS2). The electronic band alignments are mapped in energy and momentum space using angle-resolved photoemission with a spatial resolution on the order of 500 nm (nanoARPES). We find that the WS2 band offsets track the work function of the underlying single layer and bilayer graphene, and we relate such changes to observed lateral patterns of exciton and trion luminescence from WS2.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 23, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1099790
Entities
People
- Alex Browning
- Cephise Cacho
- Charlotte E. Sanders
- Cristina E Giusca
- D. Kurt Gaskill
- Jill A Miwa
- Mauricio Terrones
- Olga Kazakova
- Pavel Dudin
- Philip Hofmann
- Rachael L. Myers-ward
- Søren Ulstrup
- Tianyi Y. Zhang
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory