Controlling Tunneling Characteristics via Bias Voltage in Bilayer Graphene/WS2/Metal Heterojunctions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bai, Z.; Zhang, S.; Xiao, Y.; Li, M.; Luo, F.; Li, J.; Qin, S.; Peng, G. Controlling Tunneling Characteristics via Bias Voltage in Bilayer Graphene/WS2/Metal Heterojunctions. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1419. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091419
Bai Z, Zhang S, Xiao Y, Li M, Luo F, Li J, Qin S, Peng G. Controlling Tunneling Characteristics via Bias Voltage in Bilayer Graphene/WS2/Metal Heterojunctions. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(9):1419. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091419
Chicago/Turabian StyleBai, Zongqi, Sen Zhang, Yang Xiao, Miaomiao Li, Fang Luo, Jie Li, Shiqiao Qin, and Gang Peng. 2022. "Controlling Tunneling Characteristics via Bias Voltage in Bilayer Graphene/WS2/Metal Heterojunctions" Nanomaterials 12, no. 9: 1419. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091419