Ab Initio Theory of Gate Induced Gaps in Graphene Bilayers

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  • 10 December 2006
Abstract
We study the gate voltage induced gap that occurs in graphene bilayers using \textit{ab initio} density functional theory. Our calculations confirm the qualitative picture suggested by phenomenological tight-binding and continuum models. We discuss enhanced screening of the external interlayer potential at small gate voltages, which is more pronounced in the \textit{ab initio} calculations, and quantify the role of crystalline inhomogeneity.

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