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Ballistic interferences in suspended graphene
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 2301300
Author(s) Rickhaus, Peter; Maurand, Romain; Liu, Ming-Hao; Weiss, Markus; Richter, Klaus; Schönenberger, Christian
Author(s) at UniBasel Schönenberger, Christian
Rickhaus, Peter
Maurand, Romain
Weiss, Markus
Year 2013
Title Ballistic interferences in suspended graphene
Journal Nature communications
Volume 4
Pages / Article-Number 2342
Abstract

The low-energy electronic excitations in graphene are described by massless Dirac fermions that have a linear dispersion relation. Taking advantage of this ‘optics-like’ electron dynamics, generic optical elements like lenses and wave guides have been proposed for electrons in graphene. Tuning of these elements relies on the ability to adjust the carrier concentration in defined areas. However, the combination of ballistic transport and complex gating remains challenging. Here we report on the fabrication and characterization of suspended graphene pn junctions. By local gating, resonant cavities can be defined, leading to complex Fabry–Pérot interferences. The observed conductance oscillations account for quantum interference of electrons propagating ballistically over distances exceeding 1 μm. Visibility of the interferences is demonstrated to be enhanced by Klein collimation at the pn interface. This finding paves the way to more complex gate-controlled ballistic graphene devices and brings electron optics in graphene closer to reality.

Publisher Nature Publishing Group
ISSN/ISBN 2041-1723
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A6212023
Full Text on edoc No
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1038/ncomms3342
PubMed ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23946010
ISI-Number WOS:000323753200003
Document type (ISI) Journal Article
 
   

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