Transport Gap in Suspended Bilayer Graphene at Zero Magnetic Field

We report a change of three orders of magnitudes in the resistance of a suspended bilayer graphene flake which varies from a few k$\Omega$s in the high carrier density regime to several M$\Omega$s around the charge neutrality point (CNP). The corresponding transport gap is 8 meV at 0.3 K. The sequence of appearing quantum Hall plateaus at filling factor $\nu=2$ followed by $\nu=1$ suggests that the observed gap is caused by the symmetry breaking of the lowest Landau level. Investigation of the gap in a tilted magnetic field indicates that the resistance at the CNP shows a weak linear decrease for increasing total magnetic field. Those observations are in agreement with a spontaneous valley splitting at zero magnetic field followed by splitting of the spins originating from different valleys with increasing magnetic field. Both, the transport gap and $B$ field response point toward spin polarized layer antiferromagnetic state as a ground state in the bilayer graphene sample. The observed non-trivial dependence of the gap value on the normal component of $B$ suggests possible exchange mechanisms in the system.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figure

Field induced quantum-Hall ferromagnetism in suspended bilayer graphene

We have measured the magneto-resistance of freely suspended high-mobility bilayer graphene. For magnetic fields $B>1$ T we observe the opening of a field induced gap at the charge neutrality point characterized by a diverging resistance. For higher fields the eight-fold degenerated lowest Landau level lifts completely. Both the sequence of this symmetry breaking and the strong transition of the gap-size point to a ferromagnetic nature of the insulating phase developing at the charge neutrality point.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure

Coexistence of electron and hole transport in graphene

When sweeping the carrier concentration in monolayer graphene through the charge neutrality point, the experimentally measured Hall resistivity shows a smooth zero crossing. Using a two- component model of coexisting electrons and holes around the charge neutrality point, we unambiguously show that both types of carriers are simultaneously present. For high magnetic fields up to 30 T the electron and hole concentrations at the charge neutrality point increase with the degeneracy of the zero-energy Landau level which implies a quantum Hall metal state at \nu=0 made up by both electrons and holes.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure

Fine structure of the lowest Landau level in suspended trilayer graphene

<p>Magnetotransport experiments on ABC-stacked suspended trilayer graphene reveal a complete splitting of the 12-fold degenerated lowest Landau level, and, in particular, the opening of an exchange-driven gap at the charge neutrality point. A quantitative analysis of distinctness of the quantum Hall plateaus as a function of field yields a hierarchy of the filling factors: nu = 6, 4, and 0 are the most pronounced, followed by nu = 3, and finally nu = 1, 2, and 5. Apart from the appearance of a nu = 4 state, which is probably caused by a layer asymmetry, this sequence is in agreement with Hund's rules for ABC-stacked trilayer graphene.</p>

Quantum Hall transport as a probe of capacitance profile at graphene edges

<p>The quantum Hall effect is a remarkable manifestation of quantized transport in a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Given its technological relevance, it is important to understand its development in realistic nanoscale devices. In this work, we present how the appearance of different edge channels in a field-effect device is influenced by the inhomogeneous capacitance profile existing near the sample edges, a condition of particular relevance for graphene. We apply this practical idea to experiments on high quality graphene, demonstrating the potential of quantum Hall transport as a spatially resolved probe of density profiles near the edge of this two-dimensional electron gas. (C) 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4773589]</p>

Spin splitting in graphene studied by means of tilted magnetic-field experiments

We have measured the spin splitting in single-layer and bilayer graphene by means of tilted magnetic-field experiments. By applying the Lifshitz-Kosevich formula for the spin-induced decrease of the Shubnikov-de Haas amplitudes with increasing tilt angle, we directly determine the product between the carrier cyclotron mass m* and the effective g factor g* as a function of the charge-carrier concentration. By using the cyclotron mass for a single-layer and a bilayer graphene, we find an enhanced g factor g* = 2.7 ± 0.2 for both systems.