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Tunable metal-insulator transition in double-layer graphene heterostructures. / Ponomarenko, L. A.; Geim, A. K.; Zhukov, A. A. et al.
In: Nature Physics, Vol. 7, No. 12, 09.10.2011, p. 958-961.

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Ponomarenko, LA, Geim, AK, Zhukov, AA, Jalil, R, Morozov, SV, Novoselov, KS, Grigorieva, IV, Hill, EH, Cheianov, VV, Falko, V, Watanabe, K, Taniguchi, T & Gorbachev, RV 2011, 'Tunable metal-insulator transition in double-layer graphene heterostructures', Nature Physics, vol. 7, no. 12, pp. 958-961. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2114

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Ponomarenko, L. A., Geim, A. K., Zhukov, A. A., Jalil, R., Morozov, S. V., Novoselov, K. S., Grigorieva, I. V., Hill, E. H., Cheianov, V. V., Falko, V., Watanabe, K., Taniguchi, T., & Gorbachev, R. V. (2011). Tunable metal-insulator transition in double-layer graphene heterostructures. Nature Physics, 7(12), 958-961. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2114

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Ponomarenko LA, Geim AK, Zhukov AA, Jalil R, Morozov SV, Novoselov KS et al. Tunable metal-insulator transition in double-layer graphene heterostructures. Nature Physics. 2011 Oct 9;7(12):958-961. doi: 10.1038/nphys2114

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Ponomarenko, L. A. ; Geim, A. K. ; Zhukov, A. A. et al. / Tunable metal-insulator transition in double-layer graphene heterostructures. In: Nature Physics. 2011 ; Vol. 7, No. 12. pp. 958-961.

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abstract = "Disordered conductors with resistivity above the resistance quantum h/e(2) should exhibit an insulating behaviour at low temperatures, a universal phenomenon known as a strong (Anderson) localization(1-3). Observed in a multitude of materials, including damaged graphene and its disordered chemical derivatives(4-10), Anderson localization has not been seen in generic graphene, despite its resistivity near the neutrality point reaching approximate to h/e(2) per carrier type(4,5). It has remained a puzzle why graphene is such an exception. Here we report a strong localization and the corresponding metal-insulator transition in ultra-high-quality graphene. The transition is controlled externally, by changing the carrier density in another graphene layer placed at a distance of several nm and decoupled electrically. The entire behaviour is explained by electron-hole puddles that disallow localization in standard devices but can be screened out in double-layer graphene. The localization that occurs with decreasing rather than increasing disorder is a unique occurrence, and the reported double-layer heterostructures presents a new experimental system that invites further studies.",
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AU - Gorbachev, R. V.

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