Twist-controlled resonant tunnelling between monolayer and bilayer graphene

Abstract

We investigate the current-voltage characteristics of a field-effect tunnelling transistor comprised of both monolayer and bilayer graphene with well-aligned crystallographic axes, separated by three layers of hexagonal boron nitride. Using a self-consistent description of the device's electrostatic configuration, we relate the current to three distinct tunable voltages across the system and hence produce a two-dimensional map of the I-V characteristics in the low energy regime. We show that the use of gates on either side of the heterostructure offers a fine degree of control over the device's rich array of characteristics, as does varying the twist between the graphene electrodes.