de la Barrera Layered Two-Dimensional Heterostructures and Their Tunneling Characteristics

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-69257-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 141 Seiten

Reihe: Physics and Astronomy

Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by Carnegie Mellon University
Focuses on the timely topic of interlayer transport phenomena in two-dimensional materials
Describes a theory, illustrated with examples, for computing tunneling currents between two-dimensional crystals around a thin insulating barrier
Provides an introduction to the field whilst demonstrating interesting new results via theoretical and experimental perspectives

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

de la Barrera, Sergio C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter1. Introduction.- Chapter2. Experimental Methods.- Chapter3. Thickness Characterization of Tungsten Diselenide Using Electron Reflectivity Oscilations.- Chapter4. Tunneling Transport Between Transition Metal Dichalcogenides.- Chapter5. Application of Work Function Extraction Method to Material Characterization.- Chapter6. Theoretical Background.- Chapter7. Theory of Graphene-Insulator-Graphene Tunnel Junctions.- Chapter8. Tunneling Between Bilayers of Graphene.- Chapter9. Progress Toward 2D Tunneling Devices.- Chapter10. Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Sergio de la Berrera holds a postdoctoral research position at Carnegie Mellon University, from where he also obtained his PhD.