Probing Single Vacancies in Black Phosphorus at the Atomic Level

Utilizing a combination of low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS) and electronic structure calculations, we characterize the structural and electronic properties of single atomic vacancies within several monolayers of the surface of black phosphorus. We illustrate, with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nano letters 2017-06, Vol.17 (6), p.3607-3612
Hauptverfasser: Kiraly, Brian, Hauptmann, Nadine, Rudenko, Alexander N, Katsnelson, Mikhail I, Khajetoorians, Alexander A
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Zusammenfassung:Utilizing a combination of low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS) and electronic structure calculations, we characterize the structural and electronic properties of single atomic vacancies within several monolayers of the surface of black phosphorus. We illustrate, with experimental analysis and tight-binding calculations, that we can depth profile these vacancies and assign them to specific sublattices within the unit cell. Measurements reveal that the single vacancies exhibit strongly anisotropic and highly delocalized charge density, laterally extended up to 20 atomic unit cells. The vacancies are then studied with STS, which reveals in-gap resonance states near the valence band edge and a strong p-doping of the bulk black phosphorus crystal. Finally, quasiparticle interference generated near these vacancies enables the direct visualization of the anisotropic band structure of black phosphorus.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00766