Quantum interference and Klein tunnelling in graphene heterojunctions

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-226

  Young, Andrea F ^a   Kim, Philip ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHASE SPACE METHODS;

BIPOLAR JUNCTIONS; CONDUCTANCE OSCILLATIONS; ELECTRON WAVELENGTHS; ELECTROSTATIC BARRIERS; LOW MAGNETIC FIELDS; MESOSCOPIC SYSTEMS; QUANTUM CONDUCTANCE OSCILLATIONS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 62049085404     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1198     Document Type: Article

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