Gate-tunable resonant tunneling in double bilayer graphene heterostructures

Nano Lett. 2015 Jan 14;15(1):428-33. doi: 10.1021/nl503756y. Epub 2014 Dec 8.

Abstract

We demonstrate gate-tunable resonant tunneling and negative differential resistance in the interlayer current-voltage characteristics of rotationally aligned double bilayer graphene heterostructures separated by hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) dielectric. An analysis of the heterostructure band alignment using individual layer densities, along with experimentally determined layer chemical potentials indicates that the resonance occurs when the energy bands of the two bilayer graphene are aligned. We discuss the tunneling resistance dependence on the interlayer hBN thickness, as well as the resonance width dependence on mobility and rotational alignment.

Keywords: Bilayer graphene; heterostructure; hexagonal boron nitride; negative differential resistance; resonant tunneling; tunneling field-effect transistor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't