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The thermopower and Nernst Effect in graphene in a magnetic field

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-09-11 v2

Abstract

We report measurements of the thermopower SS and Nernst signal SyxS_{yx} in graphene in a magnetic field HH. Both quantities show strong quantum oscillations vs. the gate voltage VgV_g. Our measurements for Landau Levels of index n0n\ne 0 are in quantitative agreement with the edge-current model of Girvin and Jonson (GJ). The inferred off-diagonal thermoelectric conductivity αyx\alpha_{yx} comes close to the quantum of Amps per Kelvin. At the Dirac point (n=0n=0), however, the width of the peak in αyx\alpha_{yx} is very narrow. We discuss features of the thermoelectric response at the Dirac point including the enhanced Nernst signal.

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@article{arxiv.0812.2866,
  title  = {The thermopower and Nernst Effect in graphene in a magnetic field},
  author = {Joseph G. Checkelsky and N. P. Ong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.2866},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, 4 figures. In new version, the sign of the Nernst signal is corrected. Text revised and expanded. 2 Figures amended. One new panel added