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Gate-controlled suppression of light-driven proton transport through graphene electrodes

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  • S. Huang

    (The University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester)

  • E. Griffin

    (The University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester)

  • J. Cai

    (The University of Manchester
    National University of Defence Technology)

  • B. Xin

    (The University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester)

  • J. Tong

    (The University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester)

  • Y. Fu

    (The University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester)

  • V. Kravets

    (The University of Manchester)

  • F. M. Peeters

    (Universidade Federal do Ceara
    Universiteit Antwerpen)

  • M. Lozada-Hidalgo

    (The University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester
    Khalifa University)

Abstract

Recent experiments demonstrated that proton transport through graphene electrodes can be accelerated by over an order of magnitude with low intensity illumination. Here we show that this photo-effect can be suppressed for a tuneable fraction of the infra-red spectrum by applying a voltage bias. Using photocurrent measurements and Raman spectroscopy, we show that such fraction can be selected by tuning the Fermi energy of electrons in graphene with a bias, a phenomenon controlled by Pauli blocking of photo-excited electrons. These findings demonstrate a dependence between graphene’s electronic and proton transport properties and provide fundamental insights into molecularly thin electrode-electrolyte interfaces and their interaction with light.

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  • S. Huang & E. Griffin & J. Cai & B. Xin & J. Tong & Y. Fu & V. Kravets & F. M. Peeters & M. Lozada-Hidalgo, 2023. "Gate-controlled suppression of light-driven proton transport through graphene electrodes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-42617-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42617-4
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