• 文献标题:   Spontaneous Time-Reversal Symmetry Breaking at Individual Grain Boundaries in Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HSIEH K, KOCHAT V, BISWAS T, TIWARY CS, MISHRA A, RAMALINGAM G, JAYARAMAN A, CHATTOPADHYAY K, RAGHAVAN S, JAIN M, GHOSH A
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007 EI 1079-7114
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  • 被引频次:   6
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.206803
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Graphene grain boundaries (GBs) have attracted interest for their ability to host nearly dispersionless electronic bands and magnetic instabilities. Here, we employ quantum transport and universal conductance fluctuation measurements to experimentally demonstrate a spontaneous breaking of time-reversal symmetry across individual GBs of chemical vapor deposited graphene. While quantum transport across the GBs indicate spin-scattering-induced dephasing and hence formation of local magnetic moments, below T less than or similar to 4 K we observe complete lifting of time-reversal symmetry at high carrier densities (n greater than or similar to 5 x 10(12) cm(-2)) and low temperature (T less than or similar to 2 K). An unprecedented thirtyfold reduction in the universal conductance fluctuation magnitude with increasing doping density further supports the possibility of an emergent frozen magnetic state at the GBs. Our experimental results suggest that realistic GBs of graphene can be a promising resource for new electronic phases and spin-based applications.