We fabricate back-gated field effect transistors using niobium electrodes on mechanically exfoliated monolayer graphene and perform electrical characterization in the pressure range from atmospheric down to 10(-4) mbar. We study the effect of room temperature vacuum degassing and report asymmetric transfer characteristics with a resistance plateau in the n-branch. We show that weakly chemisorbed Nb acts as p-dopant on graphene and explain the transistor characteristics by Nb/graphene interaction with unpinned Fermi level at the interface.

Graphene field effect transistors with niobium contacts and asymmetric transfer characteristics

DI BARTOLOMEO, Antonio
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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GIUBILEO, Filippo
Investigation
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ROMEO, FRANCESCO
Formal Analysis
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SABATINO, PAOLO
Investigation
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CARAPELLA, Giovanni
Investigation
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IEMMO, LAURA
Investigation
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2015-01-01

Abstract

We fabricate back-gated field effect transistors using niobium electrodes on mechanically exfoliated monolayer graphene and perform electrical characterization in the pressure range from atmospheric down to 10(-4) mbar. We study the effect of room temperature vacuum degassing and report asymmetric transfer characteristics with a resistance plateau in the n-branch. We show that weakly chemisorbed Nb acts as p-dopant on graphene and explain the transistor characteristics by Nb/graphene interaction with unpinned Fermi level at the interface.
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