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| Author |
Volodin, A.; Van Haesendonck, C.; Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. |
| Title |
Stress dependence of the suspended graphene work function : vacuum Kelvin probe force microscopy and density functional theory |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
Year  |
2017 |
Publication |
Applied physics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Appl Phys Lett |
| Volume |
110 |
Issue |
19 |
Pages |
193101 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
| Abstract |
We report on work function measurements on graphene, which is exfoliated over a predefined array of wells in silicon oxide, by Kelvin probe force microscopy operating in a vacuum. The obtained graphene sealed microchambers can support large pressure differences, providing controllable stretching of the nearly impermeable graphene membranes. These measurements allow detecting variations of the work function induced by the mechanical stresses in the suspended graphene where the work function varies linearly with the strain and changes by 62 +/- 2 meV for 1 percent of strain. Our related ab initio calculations result in a work function variation that is a factor of 1.4 larger than the experimental value. The limited discrepancy between the theory and the experiment can be accounted for by a charge transfer from the unstrained to the strained graphene regions. Published by AIP Publishing. |
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| Publisher |
American Institute of Physics |
Place of Publication |
New York, N.Y. |
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Wos |
000402319200036 |
Publication Date |
2017-05-08 |
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| ISSN |
0003-6951; 1077-3118 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
3.411 |
Times cited |
8 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; The authors wish to thank A. Klekachev (IMEC Leuven, Belgium) for the fabrication of the samples. This work was supported by the Science Foundation-Flanders (FWO, Belgium). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government-Department EWI. The Hercules Foundation also funded the scanning probe microscopy equipment. ; |
Approved |
Most recent IF: 3.411 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144279 |
Serial |
4690 |
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