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GRAPHENE: ELECTRON PROPERTIES AND
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Leonid Levitov MIT
Lecture notes and HW problems: http://www.mit.edu/~levitov/
Summer School in Condensed Matter
Physics, Princeton 2008
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Table of contents
Introduction (transport, QHE) Electronic states (Dirac model, Landau levels) Chiral dynamics, Klein tunneling in pn junctions Klein backscattering and Fabry-Perot resonances Lorentz boost and magnetoresistance Quantum Hall effect reminder The half-integer QHE in graphene Energy gaps and splitting of Landau levels QHE in p-n and p-n-p junctions Spin transport at graphene edge Fine structure constant Charge impurites in graphene (atomic collapse,
quasi-Rydberg states Nonlinear screening of charge
L1
L2
L3
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Dima Abanin (MIT)
Patrick Lee(MIT)
Andrey Shytov(Utah)
Misha Katsnelson(Nijmegen)
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Lecture I
Graphene background:
Transport properties,Quantum Hall effect,
brief overview
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Electron transport in graphene monolayer
Monolayer graphene
Field-effect enabled by gating:tunable carrier density, conductivity linear in density
Novoselov et al, 2004, Zhang et al, 2005
New 2D electron system (Manchester 2004): Nanoscale electron system with tunable properties;
Andrey Geim
Kostya Novoselov
Philip Kim
particlesantiparticles
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Interesting Physical Properties
Electron band structure: hexagonal BZ, at points K and K'mimic relativistic Dirac particles
K K'
Massless Dirac electrons, d=2Semimetal (zero bandgap); electrons and holes coexist
Manifestations: pseudo Lorentz invariance, Fermi velocity instead of the light speed
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“Half-integer” Quantum Hall EffectSingle-layer graphene:QHE plateaus observed at
Landau level spectrumwith very high cyclotronenergy (1000K)
bilayer
Novoselov et al, 2005, Zhang et al, 2005
Manifestation of relativistic Diracelectron properties
4=2x2 spin and valley degeneracy
Recently: QHE at T=300K
monolayer
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Recent experimental progress
Spin and valley splitting of Landau levels in ultrahigh magnetic fields (Columbia, NHMFL)
Increase in mobility (with and without substrate) (Manchester, Rutgers, Columbia)
Graphene with superconducting contacts (SGS Josephson junctions, Andreev scattering) (Delft, Rutgers)
Energy gap induced by magnetic field (Princeton)
Energy gap induced by substrate (Berkeley)
Graphene devices (quantum dots, p-n junctions) (Manchester, Stanford, Harvard, Columbia)
Up to 200,000 cm^2/sV in suspended sheets
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Graphene-based devicesDevices in patterned graphene: quantum dots (Manchester), nanoribbons (IBM, Columbia);
Local density control (gating): p-n and p-n-p junctions (Stanford, Harvard, Columbia)
Equal or opposite polarities of charge carriers in the same system (electrons and holes coexist)
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Lecture I
Electronic structure; Dirac model for charge
carriers;Landau levels in graphene
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Electron properties of graphene
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Tight-binding modelon a honeycomb lattice
Conduction band
Valence band
Dirac model:
K K'
Velocity v = dE/dp=10^8 cm/s = c/300
Other effects: next-nearest neighbor hopping; spin-orbital coupling; trigonal warping (ALL SMALL)
Density of states linear in E,particle/hole symmetry N(E)=N(-E)
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S and P electron orbitalsafter Paul McEuen
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Real space, reciprocal space
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Graphene tight-binding model
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Linearize H near K and K'
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Low energy properties I
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Low energy properties II
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Relativistic electron in magnetic field:
Landau levels
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Homework problem 1: Dirac electron in magnetic field
H = v .(p-eA)
Hint: HPauli-Schroedinger =2m(HDirac)^2
Find the energy spectrum of a D=2 Hamiltonian:
in a uniform B field || z-axis
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Homework problem 2: massive Dirac particles in graphene
H = v .p + 3
Hint: HPauli-Schroedinger =2m(HDirac)^2
Consider a carbon sheet with an on-site potential different for the A and B sublattice: VA = -VB =
(ii) Find the energy spectrum in a uniform B field
(i) Show that the low energy states are described by a massive Dirac Hamiltonian
What is the most striking difference with the massless case =0?
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Dirac Landau levels by energy-resolved STM spectroscopy
Andrei group (2008):
particle/hole symmetry;
sqrt(B) scaling;
splitting of the n=0 Landau level
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Square root dependence tested by infrared spectroscopy
Stormer, Kim group (Columbia)
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Lecture I
Dirac electrons in external fields:
chiral dynamics,Klein scattering,
transport in p-n junctions
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Klein tunnelingKlein paradox: transmission of relativistic particles is unimpeded even by highest barriersReason: negative energy states;Physical picture: particle/hole pairs
Example: potential step
Transmission angular dependence
Limit of extremely high barrier: finite TChiral dynamics of massless
Dirac particles: no backwardscattering (perfect transmission at zero angle)
Katsnelson, Novoselov, Geim
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Confinement problem
Example: parabolic potential V(x) = ax^2 + E
Tunneling
No discrete spectrum, instead: quasistationary states (resonances)
Confinement by gates difficult!
Momentum conserved along y-axis:
Effective D=1 potential
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Quasiclassical treatment
Potential V(x) = U(x/x0)^2 + E
Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization
Finite lifetime
Classical trajectories
Tunneling Turning points:
Silvestrov, Efetov
Degree of confinement can be tuned by gates
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Geometric confinement in ribbons and dots
Nanoribbons: quantized ky = /width
Geometric energy gap = hvF/width
Coulomb blockade in graphene
Geim, Novoselov
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Electrons in a p-n junction
p-n junction schematic:
gates
+1(-1) for points K(K')
Potential step instead of a barrier (smooth or sharp)
smooth step: sharp step:
In both cases, perfect transmission in the forward direction: manifestation of chiral dynamics
(nontrivial) (straightforward)
Cheianov, Falko 2006
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Exact solution in a uniform electric field
Evolution in a fictitious time with a hermitian 2x2 Hamiltonian
Transmission equals to the LZ probability of staying in the diabatic state:
Use momentum representation (direct access to asymptotic plane wave scattering states)
Equivalent to Landau-Zener transition at an avoided level crossing; Interpretation: interband tunneling for p2(t)=vt
Exact transmission matches the WKB result
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Graphene p-n junctions: collimated transmission
Ballistic transmission at normal incidence (cf. tunneling in conventional p-n junctions);
Ohmic conduction (cf. direct/reverse bias asymmetry in conventional p-n junctions)
No minority carriers
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Signatures of collimated transmission in pnp structures
Exeter group:narrow gate (air bridge)
simulated electrostatic potential, density profile
compare expected andmeasured resistance, find an excess part
Stanford group: sharp confining potential(the top gate ~10 times closer)
analyze antisymmetric part of resistance
R a small effect, model-sensitive
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Homework Problem 3: Klein scattering
By solving the Schroedinger equation E=[v.p+U(x)],
(i) Find the transmission and reflection angles as a function of the incidence angle;
(ii) Find the transmission probability.
Consider scattering of a massless Dirac particle on a step-like potential
U(x<0) = -U0; U(x>0) = +U0
For simplicity, consider the case of particle energy E equal zero
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Lecture I
Klein backscattering and Fabry-Perot resonances in
p-n junctions
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Klein backscattering and Fabry-Perot resonances
Phase of backreflection:(i) phase jump by at normalincidence shows up in FP interference;(ii) the net FP phase depends on the sign of inner incidence angles;(iii) can be controled by B field
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Transmission at B=0 and B>0
Lines of fringe contrast reversal
B=0
B>0Interpretation of scattering problem: fictitious time t=x; repeated Landau-Zener transitions; Stuckelberg oscillations
Top-gate potential; Dirac hamiltonian
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Quasiclassical analysis
Confining potential and Dirac hamiltonian
WKB wavefunction
Transmission and reflection amplitudes
Phase jump
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FP oscillations in conductanceLandauer formula:
Half-a-period phase shift induced by magnetic field
FP phase contrast not washed out after integration over py
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Berry phase interpretation of the -shift
H = v .p(t)
Trajectory in momentum space yieldsan effective time-dependent “Zeeman” field
Weak B: zero not enclosed, = 0
Strong B: zero enclosed,
pypy
pxpx
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FP oscillations (experiment)
Columbia group (2008): FP resonances in zero B; crossover toShubnikov-deHaas oscillations at finite B
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Lecture I
Lorentz boost and magnetoresistance of p-n
junctions
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Single p-n junction in B fieldAndrei Shytov, Nan Gu & LLRecall relativistic motion in crossed E, B fields
Two regimes:
(i) electric case E>B (“parabolic” trajectories) (ii) magnetic case B>E (cyclotron motion + drift)
Electric regime (scattering T-matrix, G>0)
Magnetic regime (Quantum Hall Effect, G=0)
Analogous regimes in graphene p-n junction:
c/vF=300
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Lorentz transformation
Eliminate B using Lorentz boost:
Transmission coefficient is Lorentz invariant:
Net conductance (Landauer formula):
Suppression of G in the electric regime precedes formation of Landau levels and edge states at p-n interface
Aronov, Pikus 1967
experiment in Stanford:
At larger B: no bulk transport, only edge transport
Electric regime B<B , critical field*
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Collimated transmission for subcritical B
Electric regime B<B
Perfect transmission at a finite angle
Current switch controled by B
*
T=1
Collimation angle reduced by Lorentz contraction
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Mapping to the Landau-Zener transition problem
Quasiclassical WKB analysis Evolution with a non-hermitian Hamiltonian
Eigenvalues:
Exact solution: use momentum representation (gives direct access to asymptotic plane wave scattering states)
Equivalent to the Landau-Zener transition Interpretation: interband tunneling for p2(t)=vtL-Z result agrees with WKB
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Classical trajectories
Two cases, open and closed orbits:
Electron (“comet”) orbits the Dirac point (“Sun”)
a comment by Haldane, 2007
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Graphene bilayer: electronic structure and QHE
HH
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p-n junction in graphene bilayer
Bilayer Dirac Hamiltonian with vertical field and interlayer coupling
Dirac eqn with fictitios pseudospin-dependent gauge field:
After Lorentz boost (B eliminated):
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Transmission characteristics
Zero transmission nearu=0 --- tunable!
4x4 transfer matrix in momentum space(effectively 2x2)
Tunneling at small psuppressed by B field
Gapped spectrum atfinite vertical field
Perfect transmission for certain u and p
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Transport in E and B fields,Manifestations of
relativistic Dirac physics:
Klein tunneling via Dirac sea of states with opposite polarity;
chiral dynamics (perfect transmission at normal incidence);
Half a period phase shift a hallmark of Klein scattering
electric and magnetic regimes B<300E and B>300E (300=c/vF)
Consistent with FP oscillations and magnetoresistance of existing p-n junctions
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Lecture II
recall Quantum Hall effect
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Background on QHE
Bob Willett's lecture notes
Parabolic spectrum E(p)=p^2/2m
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Quantum Hall effect
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Quantum Hall effect
p-x duality
Guiding center of cycl. orb.
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Quantum Hall effect
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QHE measurement I
Measured quantities are Rxx, Rxy,find xx, xy by inverting a 2x2 matrix
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QHE measurement II
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QHE: edge transport
Chiral dynamicsalong edge(unidirectional)
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Lecture II
The half-integer QHE:
Berry's phase,edge states in graphene,QHE as an axial anomaly
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The “half-integer” QHE in graphene
Single-layer graphene:QHE plateaus observed at double layer: single layer:
Novoselov et al, 2005, Zhang et al, 2005
Explanations of half-integer QHE:
(i) anomaly of Dirac fermions;(ii) Berry phase;(iii) counter-propagating edge states
4=2x2 spin and valley degeneracy
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The half-integer quantization from Berry's phase
Quasiclassical Landau levels (nonrelativistic): Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization for electron energyin terms of integer flux n enclosed by a cyclotron orbit
For massless relativistic particles (pseudo)spin || p, subtends solid angle 2 per one revolution:quantization condition modified as n+1/2)
Prediction of half a period shift of Shubnikov-deHaas oscillation
Evolves into half-integer QHE in quantizing fields
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Edge states for graphene QHE
Abanin, Lee, LL, PRL 96, 176803 (2006)
Properties of the edge states:
(i) KK' splitting due to mixing at the boundary;
(ii) Counter-circulating electron & hole states;
(iii) Symmetric splitting of n=0 Landau level
(iv) Universality, same for other edge types;
(v) The odd numbers of edge modes result in half-integer QHE
armchair edgezigzag edge(similar,+surface states)
Also: Peres, Guinea, Castro-Neto, 2005, Brey and Fertig, 2006
Edge states from 2d Dirac model
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The half-integer QHE: Field-Theoretic Parity Anomaly
R. Jackiw, Phys.Rev D29, 2377 (1984)
c=1 for Abelian gauge field
Recognize Lorentz-invariant QHE relationj=xyE, where xy=1/2
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Anomaly: relation to fractional quantum numbers
Each zero-energy state filled (unfilled)contributes +1/2(-1/2) of an electronmacroscopically: (1/2)*LL density
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Lecture II
valley-split and spin-split QHE states;
QHE in graphene bilayers;
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Pseudospin K-K' valley states
(i) Spin and valley n=0 Landau level degeneracy:
2x2=4;
(ii) SU(4) symmetry, partially lifted by Zeeman interaction:
SU(4) lowered to SU(2), associated with KK' mixing;
(iii) Assume that the ν=1 QHE plateau is described by KK' splitting of spin-polarized n=0 Landau level
K K'
Many aspects similar to quantum Hall bi-layers(here KK')Girvin, MacDonald 1995,and others
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Observation of valley-split QHE states
Four-fold degenerate n=0 LLsplits into sub-levelsat ultra high magnetic field:
spin (n=0,+1,-1), KK' (n=0)
confirmed by exp in tilted field☺B=9,25,30,37,42,45 Tesla, T=1.4K
(Zhang et al, 2006)
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Recent transport measurments
Checkelsky, Ong(Princeton): unusual behavior of resistance near Dirac point
(i) dramatic icrease of resistance under applied B field;
(ii) same upon lowering T
(iii) unremarkable at other densities
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Evidence for critical behavior of resistance
Data fitted to a model surmised from Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless theory: R ~ ^2, diverging at a critical B field
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Graphene bilayer: electronic structure and QHE
HH
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Bilayer: field-tunable semiconducting energy gap
monolayer bilayer
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HW?
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Lecture III
QHE in p-n and p-n-p lateral junctions:
Edge state mixing;Fractionally-quantized QHE
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QHE in p-n junctions ILocal density control (gating): p-n and p-n-p junctions (Stanford, Harvard, Columbia)
QHE in p-n junctions, integer and fractional conductance quantization: (i) g=2,6,10..., unipolar regime, (ii) g=1,3/2..., bipolar regime
B=0
B>0
Williams, DiCarlo, Marcus, Science 28 June 2007
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QHE in p-n junctions II
Abanin & LL, Science 28 June 2007
p-n n-n, p-p
Mode mixing, but UCF suppressed
No mixing
Current partition, noise
Noiseless transport
Quantized conductance
Quantized shot noise (fractional F=S/I)
F=0
F=0
F>0
F>0
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Edge states mixing and fractional QHE in p-n-p juntions
Ozyilmaz et al 2007
B=0
B>0
Little or no mesoscopic fluctuations
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Stability of different fractional plateaus
2D transport vs 1D edge transport: results are identical at xx=0
Model exactly solved by conformal mapping:by generalizing the method of Rendell, Girvin, PRB 23, 6610 (1981)
Plateaus with ' less stable w.r.p.t. finite xx than other plateaus
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Lecture III
Spin transport at graphene edge
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Spin-polarized edge states for Zeeman-split Landau levels
Near ν=0, E=0: (i) Two chiral counter-propagatingedge states; (ii) Opposite spin polarizations;(iii) No charge current, but finite spin current.
Quantized spin Hall effect(charge Hall vanishes)
Edge transport as spin filter
Applications for spintronics
Similar to QSHE predicted by Kane and Mele (2005) in graphene with spin-orbital interaction (B=0, weak SO gap). Here a large gap!
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What symmetry protects gapless edge states?
Special Z2 symmetry requirements (Fu, Kane, Mele, 2006):in our case, the Z2 invariant is Sz that commutes with H
Gapless states, e.g. spin-split Gapped states, e.g. valley-split
Resembles massless Dirac excitations in band-inverted heterojunctions, such as PbTe, protected by supersymmetry (Volkov and Pankratov, 1985)
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Manifestations in transport near the neutrality point
Gapless spin-polarized states:
a) Longitudinal transport of 1d character;b) Conductance of order unity, e^2/h,at weak backscattering (SO-induced spin flips);c) No Hall effect at ν=0
Gapped states:
a) Transport dominated by bulk resistivity;b) Gap-activated temperature dependent resistivity;c) Hopping transport, insulator-like T-dependenced) Zero Hall plateau
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Spintronics in grapene: chiral spin edge transport
A 4-terminal device, full spin mixing in contacts
Charge current
Spin current
(Landauer-Buttiker)
In an ideal clean system (no inter-edge spin-flip scattering):charge current along V, spin current transverse to V:
Quantized spin Hall conductance
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Spin-filtered transport
Asymmetric backscattering filters one spin polarization,creates longitudinal spin current:
Applications: (i) spin injection; (ii) spin current detection.
Hall voltage measures spin not charge current!
Spin current without ferromagnetic contacts
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Control spin-flip scattering?Rashba term very small, 0.5 mK;
Intrinsic spin-orbit very small and also ineffectivewhen spins are perpendicular to 2d plane;
In-plane magnetic field tips the spins and allows to tune the spin-flip scattering, induce backscattering
Magnetic impurities? Oxygen?
Applications for spintronics:
1) Quantized spin Hall effect (charge Hall effect vanishes);
2) Edge transport as spin filter or spin source;
3) Detection of spin current
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Estimate of the spin gap
Exchange in spin-degenerate LL's at ν=0, E=0:Coulomb interaction favors spin polarization;Fully antisymmetric spatial many-electron wavefunction;Spin gap dominated by the exchangesomewhat reduced by correlation energy:
Gives spin gap ~100K much larger than Zeeman energy (10K)
correlation
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Chiral spin edge states summary
Counter-propagating states with opposite spin polarization at ν=0, E=0;
Large spin gap dominated by Coulomb correlations and exchange
Experimental evidence for edge transport: dissipative QHE near ν=0 (see below)
Gapless edge states at ν=0 present a constraint for theoretical models
Novel spin transport regimes at the edge (no experimental evidence yet)
PRL 96, 176803 (2006) and PRL 98, 196806 (2007)
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Dissipative Quantum Hall effect
Abanin, Novoselov, Zeitler, P.A. Lee, Geim & LL, PRL 98, 196806 (2007)
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Dissipative QHE near ν=0
Longitudinal and Hall resistance,T=4K, B=30T Features:
a) Peak in ρxx with metallic T-dependence;
b) Resistance at peak ~h/e^2
c) Smooth sign-changing ρxyno plateau;
d) Quasi-plateau in calculated Hall conductivity, double peakin longitudinal conductivity
Novoselov, Geim et al, 2006
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Edge transport model
Ideal edge states, contacts with full spin mixing:voltage drop along the edge across each contact universal resistance value
Backscattering (spin-flips), nonuniversal resistanceEstimate mean free path ~0.5 μm
Dissipative edge, unlike conventional QHE!
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Transport coefficients versus filling factor
Bulk conductivityshort-circuits edge:a) peak in ρxx at ν=0;b) smooth ρxy, sign change, no plateauc) quasi-plateau inGxy=ρxy/(ρxy^2+ρxx^2);d) double peak in Gxx=ρxx/(ρxy^2+ρxx^2)
Broadened, spin-split Landau levels
The roles of bulk and edge transport interchange (cf. usual QHE):longitudinal resistivity due to edge transport, Hall resistivity due to bulk.
Model explains all general features of the data near ν=0
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Charge impurities in graphene:
Atomic Collapse,Dirac-Kepler scattering,quasi-Rydberg states,
vacuum polarization,screening
Shytov, Katsnelson & LL (2007)
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Transport theory
Facts: linear dependence of conductivity vs. electron density;minimal conductivity 4e^2/h
Charge impurities: dominant scattering mechanism (MacDonald, Ando)
Born approximation:
Screening of impurity potential: no difference on the RPA level
Effects outside Born and RPA approximation?
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Anomaly in the Dirac theory of heavy atoms, Z>137
Textbook solution for hydrogenic spectrum fails at Z>137:
Finite nuclear radius important at Z>137 (Pomeranchuk, Smorodinsky)
New spectrum at 137<Z<170;Levels diving one by one into the Dirac-Fermi sea at Z>170 (Zeldovich, Popov, Migdal)
Z=137 Z>137
Quasiclassical interpretation:collapsing trajectories in relativistic Kepler problem at M<Ze^2/c
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The Dirac-Kepler problem in 2DPotential strength
In polar coordinates, angular momentum decomposition:
For each m, a hypergeometric equation. Different behavior: s real, s complex.
Scattering phases found from the relation
Incoming and outgoing waves
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Scattering phases
Subcritical potential strength
Supercritical potential strength. Use boundary condition on lattice scale r=r0
Subcritical 's energy-independent
Supercritical 's depend on energy,-kinks or no -kinks
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Quasistationary states I
Quasi-Rydberg family
Atomic collapse
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Quasistationary states II
Classically forbidden region
Bohr-Sommerfeld condition:
Resonance width: lattice scale
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Transport crossection
Drude conductivity
Resonance peaks when Fermi level aligns withone of quasiRydberg states
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Resonances in the local density of states (LDOS)
Tunneling spectroscopy
Energy scales as the width and as 1/(localization radius)
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Oscillations in LDOS
Standing waves (not Friedel oscillations)
for overcritical Coulombpotential
period = 1/energy
period > lattice constant,can be probed with STM
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Screening by massless Dirac particles: vacuum polarization
Critical Coulomb potentials in d=2:In graphene:
Easier to realize than Z>137 for heavy atoms!Need divalent or trivalent impurities
Polarization charge localized on a lattice scale at
A power law for overcritical potential:
Mirlin et al (RPA), Sachdev et al (CFT)
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Friedel sum rule argument
Use scattering phase to evaluate polarization?
Caution: energy and radius dependence for Coulomb scattering
Geometric part, not related to scattering, (deformed plane wave)
The essential part
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RG for polarization cloud
Log-divergence of polarization, negative sign, but no overscreening!
RG flow of the net charge (source+polarization):
Polarization cloud radius:
Nonlinear screening of the charge in excess of 1/2
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Summary
Different behavior for subcritical and supercritical impurities
QuasiRydberg states in the supercritical regime
Quasilocalized states (resonances), and long-period standing wave oscillations in LDOS around supercritical impurities
No polarization away from impurity for charge below critical(in agreement with RPA)
Power law 1/r^2 for polarization around an supercritical charge
Log-divergence of the screening charge: nonlinear screening of the excess charge Q-1/2, spatial structure described by RG
Atomic collapse, Z>170, can be modeled by divalent or trivalent impurities in graphene
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The End
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For zigzag edge surface states possible even without B field!
crystallites not just flakes
zigzag edge
armchair edge
Surface mode propagating along zigzag edge (weak dispersiondue to nnn coupling)
B=0
B>0
B>>0
K K'
Momentum space:(Peres, Guinea, Castro Neto)
zigzagarmchair
Scanning tunneling spectroscopyof 3D graphite top layer (Niimi et al 2006)
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Reviews on graphene:
Topical volume (collection of short reviews): Solid State Comm. v.143 (2007)
A. Geim & K. Novoselov “The rise of graphene”Nature Materials v.6, 183 (2007)