Electron scattering on microscopic corrugations in graphene

被引:433
作者
Katsnelson, M. I. [1 ]
Geim, A. K. [2 ]
机构
[1] Catholic Univ Nijmegen, Inst Mol & Mat, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands
[2] Univ Manchester, Manchester Ctr Mesosci & Nanotechnol, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
来源
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES | 2008年 / 366卷 / 1863期
关键词
graphene; electron transport; scattering mechanisms; two-dimensional crystals;
D O I
10.1098/rsta.2007.2157
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We discuss various scattering mechanisms for Dirac fermions in single-layer graphene. It is shown that scattering on a short-range potential ( e. g. due to neutral impurities) is mostly irrelevant for electronic quality of graphene, which is likely to be controlled by charged impurities and ripples ( microscopic corrugations of a graphene sheet). The latter are an inherent feature of graphene due to its two-dimensional nature and can also be an important factor in de. ning the electron mean-free path. We show that certain types of ripples create a long-range scattering potential, similar to Coulomb scatterers, and result in charge-carrier mobility practically independent of carrier concentration, in agreement with experimental observations.
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页码:195 / 204
页数:10
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