1. Large positive magnetoconductance in carbon nanoscrolls
- Author
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Zhong, Yu-Jie, Huang, Xuan-Fu, Chen, Ting-Zhen, Zhang, Jia-Ren, Li, Jia-Cheng, Huang, Angus, Hsu, Hsiu-Chuan, Ortix, Carmine, and Chang, Ching-Hao
- Subjects
Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics ,Condensed Matter - Disordered Systems and Neural Networks ,Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Quantum Physics - Abstract
We theoretically demonstrate that carbon nanoscrolls -- spirally wrapped graphene layers with open endpoints -- can be characterized by a large positive magnetoconductance. We show that when a carbon nanoscroll is subject to an axial magnetic field of ~ 10T, the ballistic conductance at low carrier densities of the nanoscroll has an increase of about 200%. Importantly, we find that this positive magnetoconductance is not only preserved but can be even enhanced in the presence of on-site disorder. We prove that the positive magnetoconductance comes about the emergence of magnetic field-induced zero energy modes, specific of rolled-up geometries. Our results establish curved graphene systems as a new material platform displaying sizable magnetoresistive phenomena., Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures
- Published
- 2024