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We investigate from first-principles the change in transport properties of a two-dimensional azobenzene monolayer sandwiched between two Au electrodes that undergoes molecular switching. We focus on transport differences between a…
Solid-liquid phase transitions are fundamental physical processes, but atomically-resolved microscopy has yet to capture both the solid and liquid dynamics for such a transition. We have developed a new technique for controlling the melting…
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Graphene-insulator-graphene vertical tunneling structures are discussed from a theoretical perspective. Momentum conservation in such devices leads to highly nonlinear current-voltage characteristics, which with gates on the tunnel junction…
We improvise a novel approach to carry out first-principles simulations of graphene-based vertical field effect tunneling transistors that consist of a graphene$|${\it h}-BN$|$graphene multilayer structure. Within the density functional…
Graphene-oxide hybrid structures offer the opportunity to combine the versatile functionalities of oxides with the excellent electronic transport in graphene. Understanding and controlling how the dielectric environment affects the…
High quality epitaxial graphene films can be applied as templates for tailoring graphene-substrate interfaces that allow for precise control of the charge carrier behavior in graphene through doping and many-body effects. By combining…
The celebrated electronic properties of graphene have opened way for materials just one-atom-thick to be used in the post-silicon electronic era. An important milestone was the creation of heterostructures based on graphene and other…
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