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Ballistic interferences in suspended graphene
Rickhaus, Peter
, Maurand, Romain
, Liu, Ming-Hao
, Weiss, Markus
, Richter, Klaus and Schönenberger, Christian
(2013)
Ballistic interferences in suspended graphene.
Nature Communications 4, p. 2342.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 27 Aug 2013 07:17
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.28731
Abstract
The low-energy electronic excitations in graphene are described by massless Dirac fermions that have a linear dispersion relation. Taking advantage of this 'optics-like' electron dynamics, generic optical elements like lenses and wave guides have been proposed for electrons in graphene. Tuning of these elements relies on the ability to adjust the carrier concentration in defined areas. However, ...
The low-energy electronic excitations in graphene are described by massless Dirac fermions that have a linear dispersion relation. Taking advantage of this 'optics-like' electron dynamics, generic optical elements like lenses and wave guides have been proposed for electrons in graphene. Tuning of these elements relies on the ability to adjust the carrier concentration in defined areas. However, the combination of ballistic transport and complex gating remains challenging. Here we report on the fabrication and characterization of suspended graphene p-n junctions. By local gating, resonant cavities can be defined, leading to complex Fabry-Perot interferences. The observed conductance oscillations account for quantum interference of electrons propagating ballistically over distances exceeding 1 mu m. Visibility of the interferences is demonstrated to be enhanced by Klein collimation at the p-n interface. This finding paves the way to more complex gate-controlled ballistic graphene devices and brings electron optics in graphene closer to reality.
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| Item type | Article | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Nature Communications | ||||||
| Publisher: | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | ||||||
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| Place of Publication: | LONDON | ||||||
| Volume: | 4 | ||||||
| Page Range: | p. 2342 | ||||||
| Date | 15 August 2013 | ||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Klaus Richter | ||||||
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| Keywords | TRANSPORT; POINT; | ||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||||
| Status | Published | ||||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-287313 | ||||||
| Item ID | 28731 |
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