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Semiconductor to metal transition in two-dimensional gold and its van der Waals heterostack with graphene.


ABSTRACT: The synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) transition metals has attracted growing attention for both fundamental and application-oriented investigations, such as 2D magnetism, nanoplasmonics and non-linear optics. However, the large-area synthesis of this class of materials in a single-layer form poses non-trivial difficulties. Here we present the synthesis of a large-area 2D gold layer, stabilized in between silicon carbide and monolayer graphene. We show that the 2D-Au ML is a semiconductor with the valence band maximum 50?meV below the Fermi level. The graphene and gold layers are largely non-interacting, thereby defining a class of van der Waals heterostructure. The 2D-Au bands, exhibit a 225?meV spin-orbit splitting along the [Formula: see text] direction, making it appealing for spin-related applications. By tuning the amount of gold at the SiC/graphene interface, we induce a semiconductor to metal transition in the 2D-Au, which has not yet been observed and hosts great interest for fundamental physics.

SUBMITTER: Forti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7203110 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Semiconductor to metal transition in two-dimensional gold and its van der Waals heterostack with graphene.

Forti Stiven S   Link Stefan S   Stöhr Alexander A   Niu Yuran Y   Zakharov Alexei A AA   Coletti Camilla C   Starke Ulrich U  

Nature communications 20200506 1


The synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) transition metals has attracted growing attention for both fundamental and application-oriented investigations, such as 2D magnetism, nanoplasmonics and non-linear optics. However, the large-area synthesis of this class of materials in a single-layer form poses non-trivial difficulties. Here we present the synthesis of a large-area 2D gold layer, stabilized in between silicon carbide and monolayer graphene. We show that the 2D-Au ML is a semiconductor with t  ...[more]

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