Real-space mapping of magnetically quantized graphene states

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 811-817

  Miller, David L ^a   Kubista, Kevin D ^a   Rutter, Gregory M ^b   Ruan, Ming ^a   De Heer, Walt A ^a   Kindermann, Markus ^a   First, Phillip N ^a   Stroscio, Joseph A ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; QUANTUM HALL EFFECT; QUANTUM THEORY;

CHARGE NEUTRALITY; EPITAXIAL GRAPHENE; LOCAL DENSITY OF STATE; MAGNETIC LOCALIZATION; QUANTIZED HALL RESISTANCE; QUANTUM HALL SYSTEMS; SCANNING TUNNELLING SPECTROSCOPY; SYMMETRY-BREAKING;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 77957594055     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1736     Document Type: Article

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