Aryl functionalization as a route to band gap engineering in single layer graphene devices

H Zhang, E Bekyarova, JW Huang, Z Zhao, W Bao… - Nano …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Nano letters, 2011ACS Publications
Chemical functionalization is a promising route to band gap engineering of graphene. We
chemically grafted nitrophenyl groups onto exfoliated single-layer graphene sheets in the
form of substrate-supported or free-standing films. Our transport measurements demonstrate
that nonsuspended functionalized graphene behaves as a granular metal, with variable
range hopping transport and a mobility gap∼ 0.1 eV at low temperature. For suspended
graphene that allows functionalization on both surfaces, we demonstrate tuning of its …
Chemical functionalization is a promising route to band gap engineering of graphene. We chemically grafted nitrophenyl groups onto exfoliated single-layer graphene sheets in the form of substrate-supported or free-standing films. Our transport measurements demonstrate that nonsuspended functionalized graphene behaves as a granular metal, with variable range hopping transport and a mobility gap ∼0.1 eV at low temperature. For suspended graphene that allows functionalization on both surfaces, we demonstrate tuning of its electronic properties from a granular metal to a semiconductor in which transport occurs via thermal activation over a transport gap ∼80 meV from 4 to 300 K. This noninvasive and scalable functionalization technique paves the way for CMOS-compatible band gap engineering of graphene electronic devices.
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