Weak localization in bilayer graphene

Phys Rev Lett. 2007 Apr 27;98(17):176805. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.176805. Epub 2007 Apr 26.

Abstract

We have performed the first experimental investigation of quantum interference corrections to the conductivity of a bilayer graphene structure. A negative magnetoresistance--a signature of weak localization--is observed at different carrier densities, including the electroneutrality region. It is very different, however, from the weak localization in conventional two-dimensional systems. We show that it is controlled not only by the dephasing time, but also by different elastic processes that break the effective time-reversal symmetry and provide intervalley scattering.

MeSH terms

  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Electric Conductivity*
  • Electrons
  • Graphite / chemistry
  • Magnetics

Substances

  • Carbon
  • Graphite