• 文献标题:   A self-consistent theory for graphene transport
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ADAM S, HWANG EH, GALITSKI VM, DAS SARMA S
  • 作者关键词:   boltzmann transport, electron transport, minimum conductivity
  • 出版物名称:   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • ISSN:   0027-8424
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Maryland
  • 被引频次:   839
  • DOI:   10.1073/pnas.0704772104
  • 出版年:   2007

▎ 摘  要

We demonstrate theoretically that most of the observed transport properties of graphene sheets at zero magnetic field can be explained by scattering from charged impurities. We find that, contrary to common perception, these properties are not universal but depend on the concentration of charged impurities nimp. For dirty samples (250 x 10(10) cm(-2) < n(imp) < 400 x 10(10) cm(-2)), the value of the minimum conductivity at low carrier density is indeed 4e(2)/h in agreement with early experiments, with weak dependence on impurity concentration. For cleaner samples, we predict that the minimum conductivity depends strongly on n(imp), increasing to 8e(2)/h for n(imp) approximate to 20 x 10(10) cm(-2). A clear strategy to improve graphene mobility is to eliminate charged impurities or use a substrate with a larger dielectric constant.