Temperature-Dependent Electron-Electron Interaction in Graphene on SrTiO<sub>3</sub>.

Ryu, Hyejin; Hwang, Jinwoong; Wang, Debin; Disa, Ankit S; Denlinger, Jonathan; Zhang, Yuegang; Mo, Sung-Kwan; Hwang, Choongyu et al. · Nano Lett · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The electron band structure of graphene on SrTiO<sub>3</sub> substrate has been investigated as a function of temperature. The high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission study reveals that the spectral width at Fermi energy and the Fermi velocity of graphene on SrTiO<sub>3</sub> are comparable to those of graphene on a BN substrate. Near the charge neutrality, the energy-momentum dispersion of graphene exhibits a strong deviation from the well-known linearity, which is magnified as temperature decreases. Such modification resembles the characteristics of enhanced electron-electron interaction. Our results not only suggest that SrTiO<sub>3</sub> can be a plausible candidate as a substrate material for applications in graphene-based electronics but also provide a possible route toward the realization of a new type of strongly correlated electron phases in the prototypical two-dimensional system via the manipulation of temperature and a proper choice of dielectric substrates.