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Electron interferometry with quantum Hall edge channels holds promise for probing and harnessing exotic exchange statistics of non-Abelian anyons. In semiconductor heterostructures, however, quantum Hall interferometry has proven…

We have fabricated graphene devices with a top gate separated from the graphene layer by an air gap--a design which does not decrease the mobility of charge carriers under the gate. This gate is used to realise p-n-p structures where the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-11-10 R. V. Gorbachev , A. S. Mayorov , A. K. Savchenko , D. W. Horsell , F. Guinea

We have realized nanometer size constrictions in ballistic graphene nanoribbons grown on sidewalls of SiC mesa structures. The high quality of our devices allows the observation of a number of electronic quantum interference phenomena. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-25 Jens Baringhaus , Mikkel Settnes , Johannes Aprojanz , Stephen R. Power , Antti-Pekka Jauho , Christoph Tegenkamp

The quantum Hall and longitudinal resistances in multi-terminal ferromagnetic graphene p-n junctions under a perpendicular magnetic field are investigated. In the Hall measurements, the transverse contacts are assumed to be located at p-n…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-09-25 Lei Xu , Jin An , Chang-De Gong

This is a review of electronic quantum interference in mesoscopic ring structures based on graphene, with a focus on the interplay between the Aharonov-Bohm effect and the peculiar electronic and transport properties of this material. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-08-06 Jörg Schelter , Patrik Recher , Björn Trauzettel

We demonstrate a quantum Hall edge-channel interferometer in a high-quality graphene pn junction under a high magnetic field. The co-propagating p and n quantum Hall edge channels traveling along the pn interface functions as a built-in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-12-16 Sei Morikawa , Satoru Masubuchi , Rai Moriya , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Tomoki Machida

Harnessing graphene devices for applications relies on a comprehensive understanding of how to interact with them. Specifically, scattering processes at the interface with metallic contacts can induce reproducible abnormalities in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-21 Yuhao Zhao , Maëlle Kapfer , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Oded Zilberberg , Bjarke S. Jessen

A p-n junction, induced in graphene by gating, works to contrast the edge states of electrons and holes on each side of it. In a magnetic field those edge states carry two species of persistent current, which are intimately tied to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-05 K. Shizuya

We predict and analyze {\it radiation-induced quantum interference effect} in low-dimensional $n$-$p$ junctions. This phenomenon manifests itself by large oscillations of the photocurrent as a function of the gate voltage or the frequency…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 M. V. Fistul , S. V. Syzranov , A. M. Kadigrobov , K. B. Efetov

We investigate charge transport in two-dimensional ferromagnet/feromagnet junction on a topological insulator. The conductance across the interface depends sensitively on the directions of the magnetizations of the two ferromagnets, showing…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-03-03 Takehito Yokoyama , Yukio Tanaka , Naoto Nagaosa

The wave nature of electrons in low-dimensional structures manifests itself in conventional electrical measurements as a quantum correction to the classical conductance. This correction comes from the interference of scattered electrons…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-03-27 F. V. Tikhonenko , A. A. Kozikov , A. K. Savchenko , R. V. Gorbachev

Manipulating electron quantum 1D channels is an important element in the field of quantum information due to their ballistic and phase coherence properties. In GaAs and graphene based two dimensional gas systems, these edge channels have…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-04 Won Beom Choi , Myungjin Jeon , K. Watanabe , T. Taniguchi , Joonho Jang

We report on a theoretical study of the effects of time-dependent fields on electronic transport through graphene nanoribbon devices. The Fabry-P\'{e}rot interference pattern is modified by an ac gating in a way that depends strongly on the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-06-10 Claudia G. Rocha , Luis E. F. Foa Torres , Gianaurelio Cuniberti

Graphene provides an excellent platform for investigating electron quantum interference due to its outstanding coherent properties. In the quantum Hall regime, Mach--Zehnder (MZ) electronic interferometers are realized using p--n junctions…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-03 Taegeun Song , Nojoon Myoung

We investigate the quantum transport dynamics of electrons in a multi-path Aharonov-Bohm interferometer comprising several parallel graphene nanoribbons. At low magnetic field strengths, the conductance displays a complex oscillatory…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-13 Cynthia I. Osuala , Zitao Tang , Stefan Strauf , Eui-Hyeok Yang , Chunlei Qu

Coulomb blockade is observed in a graphene nanoribbon device with a top gate. When two pn junctions are formed via the back gate and the local top gate, electrons are confined between the pn junctions which act as the barriers. When no pn…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-12-11 Xinglan Liu , Jeroen B. Oostinga , Alberto F. Morpurgo , Lieven M. K. Vandersypen

We perform electrical transport measurements in graphene with several sample geometries. In particular, we design ``invasive'' probes crossing the whole graphene sheet as well as ``external'' probes connected through graphene side arms. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-12-07 B. Huard , N. Stander , J. A. Sulpizio , D. Goldhaber-Gordon

Interference of standing waves in electromagnetic resonators forms the basis of many technologies, from telecommunications and spectroscopy to detection of gravitational waves. However, unlike the confinement of light waves in vacuum, the…

Simulating quantum transport through mesoscopic, ring-shaped graphene structures, we address various quantum coherence and interference phenomena. First, a perpendicular magnetic field, penetrating the graphene ring, gives rise to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-05-21 Alexander Filusch , Christian Wurl , Andreas Pieper , Holger Fehske

A very interesting quantum mechanical effect is the emergence of gravity-induced interference, which has already been detected. This effect also shows us that gravity is at the quantum level not a purely geometric effect, the mass of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Camacho