Surface charge transfer doping of graphene plays an important role in graphene-based electronics due to its simplicity,high doping efficiency,and easy-controllability.Here,we demonstrate the effective surface charge t...Surface charge transfer doping of graphene plays an important role in graphene-based electronics due to its simplicity,high doping efficiency,and easy-controllability.Here,we demonstrate the effective surface charge transfer hole doping of graphene by using a strong p-type molecular dopant hexacyanotrimethylene-cyclopropane (CN6-CP).The CN6-CP exhibits a very high intrinsic work function of 6.37 e V,which facilitates remarkable electron transfer from graphene to CN6-CP as revealed by in situ photoelectron spectroscopy investigations.Consequently,hole accumulation appears in the graphene layer at the direct contact with CN6-CP.As evidenced by Hall effect measurements,the areal hole density of graphene significantly increased from 8.3×10^(12)cm^(-2) to 2.21×10^(13)cm^(-2) upon 6 nm CN6-CP evaporation.The CN6-CP acceptor with strong p-doping effect has great implications for both graphene-based and organic electronics.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFA0204700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21805285,22175186 and 21803008)。
文摘Surface charge transfer doping of graphene plays an important role in graphene-based electronics due to its simplicity,high doping efficiency,and easy-controllability.Here,we demonstrate the effective surface charge transfer hole doping of graphene by using a strong p-type molecular dopant hexacyanotrimethylene-cyclopropane (CN6-CP).The CN6-CP exhibits a very high intrinsic work function of 6.37 e V,which facilitates remarkable electron transfer from graphene to CN6-CP as revealed by in situ photoelectron spectroscopy investigations.Consequently,hole accumulation appears in the graphene layer at the direct contact with CN6-CP.As evidenced by Hall effect measurements,the areal hole density of graphene significantly increased from 8.3×10^(12)cm^(-2) to 2.21×10^(13)cm^(-2) upon 6 nm CN6-CP evaporation.The CN6-CP acceptor with strong p-doping effect has great implications for both graphene-based and organic electronics.