Issue 115, 2016, Issue in Progress

Cerium-induced changes in the π-band of graphene

Abstract

Modifying or controlling the intrinsic properties of graphene, such as by controlling its band gap and carrying out spin injection of its π-electrons, have been a recent focus of research in graphene technology in order to promote the industrial applications of its superb properties. Here, we carried out photoemission spectroscopy experiments using synchrotron photons and showed several unique changes in the electronic and structural properties of graphene resulting from its adsorption of magnetic cerium (Ce) atoms. A band gap as large as Eg = 0.50 eV opened when the Ce-adsorbed graphene was cooled to 41 K after a brief annealing at a temperature Ta of 1200 °C. As the temperature of this sample was then increased to room temperature (RT), the size of the band gap decreased gradually to an Eg of 0.36 eV, indicative of a temperature-dependent structural and/or spin-ordering phase transition. We also observed the presence of two different stages of Ce-intercalation upon annealing the graphene with Ce adsorbed at RT: the Ce atoms first intercalated below graphene at a Ta of 530 °C and then below the buffer layer at a Ta of 1050 °C. We discuss the physical implications of these temperature-dependent features of the Ce-adsorbed graphene.

Graphical abstract: Cerium-induced changes in the π-band of graphene

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Sep 2016
Accepted
07 Nov 2016
First published
08 Nov 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 114219-114223

Cerium-induced changes in the π-band of graphene

J. Kim, P. Lee, M. Ryu, H. Park and J. Chung, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 114219 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA24395A

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