Graphene is often regarded as one of the most promising candidates for future nanoelectronics. As an indispensable component in graphene-based electronics, the formation of junctions with other materials not only provides utility functions and reliable connexions, but can also improve or alter the properties of pristine graphene, opening up possibilities for new applications. Here we demonstrate an intramolecular junction produced by the controllable unzipping of single-walled carbon nanotubes, which combines a graphene nanoribbon and single-walled carbon nanotube in a one-dimensional nanostructure. This junction shows a strong gate-dependent rectifying behaviour. As applications, we demonstrate the use of the junction in prototype directionally dependent field-effect transistors, logic gates and highperformance photodetectors, indicating its potential in future graphene-based electronics and optoelectronics.
We report room temperature ferromagnetism in partially hydrogenated epitaxial graphene grown on 4HSiC(0001). The presence of ferromagnetism was confirmed by superconducting quantum interference devices measurements. Synchrotron-based near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure and high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy measurements have been used to investigate the hydrogenation mechanism on the epitaxial graphene and the origin of room temperature ferromagnetism. The partial hydrogenation induces the formation of unpaired electrons in graphene, which together with the remnant delocalized π bonding network, can explain the observed ferromagnetism in partially hydrogenated epitaxial graphene.
We demonstrate effective non-destructive p-type doping of graphene via surface modification with molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) thin film using electrical transport measurements. The p-type doping via MoO3 modification of graphene leads to the downward shift of Fermi level towards the valence band. MoO3 modified graphene retains its high charge carrier mobility, facilitating the observation of quantum Hall effect. In-situ ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy studies also show that air exposure of MoO3 modified graphene reduces the doping efficiency.
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