Published January 3, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Effective work function lowering of multilayer graphene films by subnanometer thick AlOx overlayers

  • 1. Division of Industrial Metrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, 1 Doryong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-340 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Display Laboratory, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 111 Suwon 440-600 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. Department of Nano Science, University of Science and Technology, 52 Eoeun-dong, Daejeon 305-333 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 4. Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information and Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701 (Korea, Republic of)

Description

A simple method for controlling the effective work function (WF) of conductive multilayer graphene (MLG) film, synthesized by using chemical vapor deposition and transferred to a dielectric substrate, was developed. The WFs of the MLG during the step-by-step deposition of aluminum (Al) were measured using in situ ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. Core-level spectra were also collected to investigate the chemical reaction that occurred when a small amount of Al was deposited onto MLG in a stepwise manner. The measurements revealed that the effective WF of the conductive MLG film could be controlled from 3.77 to 4.40 eV by the deposition of an Al layer less than 0.6 nm thick.

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
98
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 013505-013505.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

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(c) 2011 American Institute of Physics