Investigation of Charge Transfer between Graphene and Oxide Substrates

Graphene, which is a 2-dimensional carbon material, has been attracting much interest due to its unique properties and potential applications. So far, many interesting experimental and theoretical works have been done concerning the electronic properties of graphene on various substrates. Especially, there are many experimental reports about doping in graphene which is caused by interaction between graphene and its supporting substrates. Here, we report the study of charge transfer between graphene and oxide substrates using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In this study, we have investigated the charge transfer related with graphene considering various oxide substrates such as SiO2(0001) and MgO(111). Details in charge transfer between graphene and oxides are analyzed in terms of charge density difference, band structure and work function.