Observation of carrier-density-dependent many-body effects in graphene via tunneling spectroscopy

Phys Rev Lett. 2010 Jan 22;104(3):036805. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.036805. Epub 2010 Jan 22.

Abstract

We find the scanning tunneling spectra of backgated graphene monolayers to be significantly altered by many-body excitations. Experimental features in the spectra arising from electron-plasmon interactions show carrier density dependence, distinguishing them from density-independent electron-phonon features. Using a straightforward model, we are able to calculate theoretical tunneling spectra that agree well with our data, providing insight into the effects of many-body interactions on the lifetime of graphene quasiparticles.