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Charge transport gap in graphene antidot lattices

Giesbers, A. J. M.
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Peters, E. C.
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Burghard, M.  
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2012
Physical Review B

Graphene antidot lattices (GALs) offer an attractive approach to band-gap engineering in graphene. Theoretical studies indicate that the size of the opened gap is sensitive to the shape, size, and architecture of the nanoholes introduced into the graphene sheet. We have investigated the temperature-dependent electrical conductivity of GALs comprising 50-nm-diameter nanoholes with a pitch of 80, 100, and 200 nm, respectively. The data reveal the presence of localized states within a transport gap, whose interactions lead to a soft Coulomb gap and associated Efros-Shklovskii variable range hopping (ES-VRH). This conduction type is preserved upon application of magnetic fields up to 1 Tesla, above which a transition to Mott variable range hopping occurs. Such a crossover can alternatively be introduced at zero magnetic fields by increasing either the nanohole spacing or the gate-controlled carrier concentration. Furthermore, at intermediate magnetic fields, the hopping exponent assumes a value of 2/3, as predicted by percolation theory for ES-VRH under this condition.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.86.045445
Web of Science ID

WOS:000306925300006

Author(s)
Giesbers, A. J. M.
Peters, E. C.
Burghard, M.  
Kern, K.  
Date Issued

2012

Publisher

Amer Physical Soc

Published in
Physical Review B
Volume

86

Issue

4

Article Number

045445

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REVIEWED

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