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The Coherent Interlayer Resistance of a Single, Rotated Interface between Two Stacks of AB Graphite

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2014-08-27 v2

Abstract

The coherent, interlayer resistance of a misoriented, rotated interface between two stacks of AB graphite is determined for a variety of misorientation angles. The quantum-resistance of the ideal AB stack is on the order of 1 to 10 mΩμm2\Omega \mu{\rm m}^2. For small rotation angles, the coherent interlayer resistance exponentially approaches the ideal quantum resistance at energies away from the charge neutrality point. Over a range of intermediate angles, the resistance increases exponentially with cell size for minimum size unit cells. Larger cell sizes, of similar angles, may not follow this trend. The energy dependence of the interlayer transmission is described.

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@article{arxiv.1309.7071,
  title  = {The Coherent Interlayer Resistance of a Single, Rotated Interface between Two Stacks of AB Graphite},
  author = {K. M. Masum Habib and Somaia S. Sylvia and Supeng Ge and Mahesh Neupane and Roger K. Lake},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.7071},
  year   = {2014}
}