DOE OSTI · 2963394
Restoration of weak localization in bilayer graphene by a molecular thin film
Abstract
Quantum coherent effects can be probed in multilayer graphene through electronic transport measurements at low temperatures. In particular, bilayer graphene (BLG) is known to be susceptible to quantum interference corrections of the conductivity, presenting weak localization at all electronic densities, and dependent on different scattering mechanisms such as those related to the trigonal warping of the electron dispersion near the K and K′ valleys. Proximity effects with a molecular thin film influence these scattering mechanisms, which can be quantified through the known theory of magnetoconductance for BLG. Here, we present electronic transport measurements in a copper-phthalocyanine (CuPc) / BLG / hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) heterostructure that suggest the restoration of weak localization in BLG, associated to a reduction of trigonal warping effects, that are known to suppress weak localization in BLG. Additionally, we observe a charge transfer of 3.6×10 12 cm −2 from the BLG to the molecules, as well as a very small degradation of the mobility of the BLG/h-BN heterostructure upon the deposition of CuPc. The molecular arrangement of the CuPc thin film is characterized in a control sample through transmission electron microscopy, that we relate to the electronic transport results.
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Mansour, Anise [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000157186721), Diaz, Deanna [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Dissanayake Mudiyanselage, Movindu K. D. [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Henkhaus, Erin [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Cho, Jungyoun [University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Tran, Vinh [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Ramirez, Francisco [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Corona-Oceguera, Eric [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Luna, Joshua [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Kodama, Kenta [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Chen, Yueyun [University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Chan, Ho [University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Weber, Jacob [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Koford, Blake [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Barfield, Patrick [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Martinez, Maya [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Watanabe, Kenji [National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba (Japan)] (ORCID:0000000337018119), Taniguchi, Takashi [National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba (Japan)], Regan, B. C. [University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Mecklenburg, Matthew [University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Grefe, Sarah [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)], Gredig, Thomas [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000258247626), Ojeda-Aristizabal, Claudia [California State University, Long Beach, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000308169727). 2026-02-25. Restoration of weak localization in bilayer graphene by a molecular thin film. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ae4367
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