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TY - JOUR
T1 - Electronic properties and the quantum Hall effect in bilayer graphene
AU - Falko, Vladimir
PY - 2008/1/28
Y1 - 2008/1/28
N2 - In this paper, I review the quantum Hall effect (QHE) and far-infra red ( FIR) absorption properties of bilayer graphene in a strong magnetic field. This includes a derivation of the effective low-energy Hamiltonian for this system and the consequences of this Hamiltonian for the sequencing of the Landau levels in the material: the form of this effective Hamiltonian gives rise to the presence of a level with doubled degeneracy at zero energy. The effect of a potential difference between the layer of a bilayer is also investigated. It is found that there is a density-dependent gap near the K points in the band structure. The consequences of this gap on the QHE are then described. Also, the magneto-absorption spectrum is investigated and an experiment proposed to distinguish between model groundstates of the bilayer QHE system based on the different absorption characteristics of right- and left-handed polarization of FIR light. Finally, the effects of trigonal warping are taken into account in the absorption picture.
AB - In this paper, I review the quantum Hall effect (QHE) and far-infra red ( FIR) absorption properties of bilayer graphene in a strong magnetic field. This includes a derivation of the effective low-energy Hamiltonian for this system and the consequences of this Hamiltonian for the sequencing of the Landau levels in the material: the form of this effective Hamiltonian gives rise to the presence of a level with doubled degeneracy at zero energy. The effect of a potential difference between the layer of a bilayer is also investigated. It is found that there is a density-dependent gap near the K points in the band structure. The consequences of this gap on the QHE are then described. Also, the magneto-absorption spectrum is investigated and an experiment proposed to distinguish between model groundstates of the bilayer QHE system based on the different absorption characteristics of right- and left-handed polarization of FIR light. Finally, the effects of trigonal warping are taken into account in the absorption picture.
KW - graphene
KW - quantum Hall effect
KW - electronic properties
U2 - 10.1098/rsta.2007.2156
DO - 10.1098/rsta.2007.2156
M3 - Journal article
VL - 366
SP - 205
EP - 218
JO - Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
JF - Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
SN - 1364-503X
IS - 1863
ER -