Origin of spatial charge inhomogeneity in graphene

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 722-726

  Zhang, Yuanbo ^a   Brar, Victor W ^a   Girit, Caglar ^a   Zettl, Alex ^a   Crommie, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE DEVICES; QUANTUM HALL EFFECT; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

DEVICE APPLICATION; ELECTRONIC MOBILITY; FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; IMPURITY SCATTERING; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISMS; STANDING WAVE PATTERNS; TOPOGRAPHIC CORRUGATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 70350131106     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1365     Document Type: Article

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