Gyrotropic Zener tunneling and nonlinear IV curves in the zero-energy Landau level of graphene in a strong magnetic field

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2018-12-01

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Scientific Reports, Volume 8, issue 1, pp. 1-10

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We have investigated tunneling current through a suspended graphene Corbino disk in high magnetic fields at the Dirac point, i.e. at filling factor ν = 0. At the onset of the dielectric breakdown the current through the disk grows exponentially before ohmic behaviour, but in a manner distinct from thermal activation. We find that Zener tunneling between Landau sublevels dominates, facilitated by tilting of the source-drain bias potential. According to our analytic modelling, the Zener tunneling is strongly affected by the gyrotropic force (Lorentz force) due to the high magnetic field.

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Laitinen, A, Kumar, M, Hakonen, P & Sonin, E 2018, ' Gyrotropic Zener tunneling and nonlinear IV curves in the zero-energy Landau level of graphene in a strong magnetic field ', Scientific Reports, vol. 8, no. 1, 594, pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18959-7