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Accurate Measurement of the Gap of Graphene/h-BN Moiré Superlattice through Photocurrent Spectroscopy

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

T. Han
J. Yang
Q. Zhang
L. Wang
K. Watanabe
T. Taniguchi
P.L. McEuen
L. Ju

Abstract

Monolayer graphene aligned with hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) develops a gap at the charge neutrality point (CNP). This gap has previously been extensively studied by electrical transport through thermal activation measurements. Here, we report the determination of the gap size at the CNP of graphene/h-BN superlattice through photocurrent spectroscopy study. We demonstrate two distinct measurement approaches to extract the gap size. A maximum of ∼14 meV gap is observed for devices with a twist angle of less than 1°. This value is significantly smaller than that obtained from thermal activation measurements, yet larger than the theoretically predicted single-particle gap. Our results suggest that lattice relaxation and moderate electron-electron interaction effects may enhance the CNP gap in graphene/h-BN superlattice. © 2021 American Physical Society.

Date Published

Journal

Physical Review Letters

Volume

126

Issue

14

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104367847&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevLett.126.146402&partnerID=40&md5=00db85b981ce5c52081b87dd26736129

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.146402

Group (Lab)

Paul McEuen Group

Funding Source

2695400
1541959
DMR-1231319
JP20H00354
JPMXP0112101001
12074173
JPMJCR15F3

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