Aharonov-Bohm interferences from local deformations in graphene

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 810-815

  De Juan, Fernando ^a   Cortijo, Alberto ^b   Vozmediano, María A H ^c   Cano, Andrés ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

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EID: 80053602575     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2034     Document Type: Article

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