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@ARTICLE{Kulju:809894,
author = {Kulju, S. and Akola, J. and Prendergast, D. and Jones,
Robert O.},
title = {{T}uning electronic properties of graphene heterostructures
by amorphous-to-crystalline phase transitions},
journal = {Physical review / B},
volume = {93},
number = {19},
issn = {2469-9950},
address = {College Park, Md.},
publisher = {APS},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-02802},
pages = {195443},
year = {2016},
abstract = {The remarkable ability of phase change materials (PCM) to
switch between amorphous and crystalline states on a
nanosecond time scale could provide new opportunities for
graphene engineering. We have used density functional
calculations to investigate the structures and electronic
properties of heterostructures of thin amorphous and
crystalline films of the PCM GeTe (16 Å thick) and
Ge2Sb2Te5 (20 Å) between graphene layers. The interaction
between graphene and PCM is very weak, charge transfer is
negligible, and the structures of the chalcogenide films
differ little from those of bulk phases. A crystalline GeTe
(111) layer induces a band gap opening of 80 meV at the
Dirac point. This effect is absent for the amorphous film,
but the Fermi energy shifts down along the Dirac cone by
−60 meV. Ge2Sb2Te5 shows similar features, although
inherent disorder in the crystalline rocksalt structure
reduces the contrast in band structure from that in the
amorphous structure. These features originate in charge
polarization within the crystalline films, which show
electromechanical response (piezoelectricity) upon
compression, and show that the electronic properties of
graphene structures can be tuned by inducing ultrafast
structural transitions within the chalcogenide layers.
Graphene can also be used to manipulate the structural state
of the PCM layer and its electronic and optical properties.},
cin = {IAS-1 / PGI-1 / JARA-FIT / JARA-HPC},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IAS-1-20090406 / I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-1-20110106 /
$I:(DE-82)080009_20140620$ / $I:(DE-82)080012_20140620$},
pnm = {142 - Controlling Spin-Based Phenomena (POF3-142) / 143 -
Controlling Configuration-Based Phenomena (POF3-143)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-142 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-143},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000376920400015},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.93.195443},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/809894},
}