Epitaxial Single-Layer Graphene on the SiC Substrate

Abstract

The analytical expression for the density-of-states (DOS) of single-layer graphene interacting with the SiC surface (epitaxial graphene) is obtained. The silicon carbide DOS is described within the scope of the Haldane-Anderson model. It is shown that due to the interaction with the substrate the gap of about 0.01-0.06 eV arises in the epitaxial graphene DOS. The estimation indicates that the electron charge of about (−10-3) e/atom transfers from the substrate to graphene.