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Quantum-Hall activation gaps in graphene

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2007-11-19 v2

Abstract

We have measured the quantum-Hall activation gaps in graphene at filling factors ν=2\nu=2 and ν=6\nu=6 for magnetic fields up to 32 T and temperatures from 4 K to 300 K. The ν=6\nu =6 gap can be described by thermal excitation to broadened Landau levels with a width of 400 K. In contrast, the gap measured at ν=2\nu=2 is strongly temperature and field dependent and approaches the expected value for sharp Landau levels for fields B>20B > 20 T and temperatures T>100T > 100 K. We explain this surprising behavior by a narrowing of the lowest Landau level.

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@article{arxiv.0706.2822,
  title  = {Quantum-Hall activation gaps in graphene},
  author = {A. J. M. Giesbers and U. Zeitler and M. I. Katsnelson and L. A. Ponomarenko and T. M. G. Mohiuddin and J. C. Maan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.2822},
  year   = {2007}
}
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