Strain-tunable half-metallicity in hybrid graphene-hBN monolayer superlattices

F Meng, S Zhang, IH Lee, S Jun, CV Ciobanu - Applied Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
As research in 2-D materials evolves toward combinations of different materials, interesting
electronic and spintronic properties are revealed and may be exploited in future devices. A …

Effective Zeeman splitting in bent lateral heterojunctions of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride: a new mechanism towards half-metallicity

L Yue, G Seifert, K Chang, DB Zhang - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
Low-dimensional half-metallic (HM) systems are invaluable for future spintronics. Yet a
definitive experimental demonstration of HM characteristic in two-dimensional (2D) materials …

Gate-induced half metals in Bernal-stacked graphene multilayers

M Liang, S Li, JH Gao - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Recent experiments indicate that Bernal stacked graphene multilayers (BGMs) have an
interaction-induced gapped (or pseudogapped) ground state. Here, we propose that, due to …

Enhanced half-metallicity in orientationally misaligned graphene/hexagonal boron nitride lateral heterojunctions

J Zeng, W Chen, P Cui, DB Zhang, Z Zhang - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
The ever increasing level of control in the fabrication of graphene/hexagonal boron nitride (h-
BN) lateral heterostructures makes it promising for material realization of exotic electronic …

Tuning Magnetic States of Planar Graphene/h-BN Monolayer Heterostructures via Interface Transition Metal-Vacancy Complexes

B Ouyang, J Song - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016 - ACS Publications
Planar graphene/h-BN (GPBN) heterostructures promise low-dimensional magnetic
semiconductor materials of tunable bandgap. In the present study, interplay between 3d …

Impacts of in-plane strain on commensurate graphene/hexagonal boron nitride superlattices

Z Khatibi, A Namiranian, S Panahi - Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to atomically thin structure, graphene/hexagonal boron nitride (G/hBN) heterostructures
are intensively sensitive to the external mechanical forces and deformations being applied …

Flat bands in bilayer graphene induced by proximity with polar -BN superlattices

M Brzezińska, OV Yazyev - arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.09749, 2023 - arxiv.org
Motivated by the observation of polarization superlattices in twisted multilayers of hexagonal
boron nitride ($ h $-BN), we address the possibility of using these heterostructures for …

Synthesis of extended atomically perfect zigzag graphene-boron nitride interfaces

R Drost, S Kezilebieke, M M. Ervasti, SK Hämäläinen… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The combination of several materials into heterostructures is a powerful method for
controlling material properties. The integration of graphene (G) with hexagonal boron nitride …

Electronic and spin-orbit properties of -BN encapsulated bilayer graphene

K Zollner, E Icking, J Fabian - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Van der Waals heterostructures consisting of Bernal bilayer graphene (BLG) and hexagonal
boron nitride (hBN) are investigated. By performing first-principles calculations, we capture …

Universal superlattice potential for 2D materials from twisted interface inside h-BN substrate

P Zhao, C Xiao, W Yao - npj 2D Materials and Applications, 2021 - nature.com
Lateral superlattices in 2D materials provide a powerful platform for exploring intriguing
quantum phenomena, which can be realized through the proximity coupling in forming moiré …