In:
npj Quantum Materials, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 6, No. 1 ( 2021-10-01)
Abstract:
Electron-electron interaction is fundamental in condensed matter physics and can lead to composite quasiparticles called plasmarons, which strongly renormalize the dispersion and carry information of electron-electron coupling strength as defined by the effective fine structure constant $${\alpha }_{ee}^{* }$$ α e e * . Although h-BN with unique dielectric properties has been widely used as an important substrate for graphene, so far there is no experimental report of plasmarons in graphene/h-BN yet. Here, we report direct experimental observation of plasmaron dispersion in graphene/h-BN heterostructures through angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) measurements upon in situ electron doping. Characteristic diamond-shaped dispersion is observed near the Dirac cone in both 0° (aligned) and 13.5° (twisted) graphene/h-BN, and the electron-electron interaction strength $${\alpha }_{ee}^{* }$$ α e e * is extracted to be $${\alpha }_{ee}^{* }\approx 0.9\pm 0.1$$ α e e * ≈ 0.9 ± 0.1 , highlighting the important role of electron-electron interaction. Our results suggest graphene/h-BN as an ideal platform for investigating strong electron-electron interaction with weak dielectric screening, and lays fundamental physics for gate-tunable nano-electronics and nano-plasmonics.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2397-4648
DOI:
10.1038/s41535-021-00386-7
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2021
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2882263-8
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