• 文献标题:   Ballistic tracks in graphene nanoribbons
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   APROJANZ J, POWER SR, BAMPOULIS P, ROCHE S, JAUHO AP, ZANDVLIET HJW, ZAKHAROV AA, TEGENKAMP C
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tech Univ Chemnitz
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41467-018-06940-5
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

High quality graphene nanoribbons epitaxially grown on the sidewalls of silicon carbide (SiC) mesa structures stand as key building blocks for graphene-based nanoelectronics. Such ribbons display 1D single-channel ballistic transport at room temperature with exceptionally long mean free paths. Here, using spatially-resolved two-point probe (2PP) measurements, we selectively access and directly image a range of individual transport modes in sidewall ribbons. The signature of the independently contacted channels is a sequence of quantised conductance plateaus for different probe positions. These result from an interplay between edge magnetism and asymmetric terminations at opposite ribbon edges due to the underlying SiC structure morphology. Our findings demonstrate a precise control of transport through multiple, independent, ballistic tracks in graphene-based devices, opening intriguing path-ways for quantum information device concepts.