Fabry-Pérot Resonances in a Graphene/hBN Moiré Superlattice

Nano Lett. 2017 Jan 11;17(1):328-333. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04137. Epub 2016 Dec 16.

Abstract

While Fabry-Pérot (FP) resonances and Moiré superlattices are intensively studied in graphene on hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), the two effects have not been discussed in their coexistence. Here we investigate the FP oscillations in a ballistic pnp-junctions in the presence and absence of a Moiré superlattice. First, we address the effect of the smoothness of the confining potential on the visibility of the FP resonances and carefully map the evolution of the FP cavity size as a function of densities inside and outside the cavity in the absence of a superlattice, when the cavity is bound by regular pn-junctions. Using a sample with a Moiré superlattice, we next show that an FP cavity can also be formed by interfaces that mimic a pn-junction but are defined through a satellite Dirac point due to the superlattice. We carefully analyze the FP resonances, which can provide insight into the band-reconstruction due to the superlattice.

Keywords: Fabry-Pérot resonances; Moiré superlattice; ballistic graphene; band-reconstruction; hBN-encapsulated graphene; tunable cavity length.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Letter