Strain Effects in Bernal-Stacked Multi-Layer Graphene

Lina Bockhorn; Jeffrey Appiah; Hannes Kakuschke; Lars Thole; Denis Ukolov; Peter Lemmens; Dirk Wulferding; Jana Hartmann; Andreas Waag; Rolf j. Haug

doi:10.1021/acsaelm.5c00193

Strain Effects in Bernal-Stacked Multi-Layer Graphene

Lina Bockhorn^*
, Jeffrey Appiah
, Hannes Kakuschke
, Lars Thole
, Denis Ukolov
, Peter Lemmens
, Dirk Wulferding
, Jana Hartmann
, Andreas Waag
, Rolf j. Haug

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Graphene is primarily known for its unique electrical and optical properties, emerging in monolayer and bilayer structures. Recently, Bernal stacked multilayer graphene flakes with more than three layers, attracting increasing interest. In contrast to monolayers, multilayer graphene exhibits a much more complex band structure driven by subtle interlayer interactions. These interactions can drive phenomena such as band gap openings and Lifshitz transitions. Here, we investigate the transport properties of a Bernal stacked 14-layer graphene flake, including the influence of strain. Our findings suggest that external strain can effectively tune multilayer graphene through Lifshitz transitions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4443-4449
Number of pages	7
Journal	ACS Applied Electronic Materials
Volume	7
Issue number	10
E-pub ahead of print	6 May 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.5c00193
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2025

Keywords

2D materials
graphene
Lifshitz transition
multi-layer
strain

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Materials Chemistry
Electrochemistry

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