Shubnikov-de Haas Oscillations in Proton-irradiated Graphite

Kyu Won Lee, Jinsoo Kim, Cheol Eui Lee

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    Abstract

    Our study of the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) effect in highly-oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) systems shows that low-density electrons may occupy a 3D Fermi surface and high-density holes a 2D surface in proton-irradiated HOPG while both carriers occupy a 2D Fermi surface in virgin HOPG. No massless Dirac fermions were evidenced by the SdH oscillations both in virgin HOPG and in proton-irradiated HOPG. Following the examination of the recent controversy on massless Dirac fermions in HOPG, we find that even a small amount of acceptor-like defects may play an important role in the interpretation of SdH oscillations.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)L2959-L2962
    JournalJournal of the Korean Physical Society
    Volume59
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRL Program 2011-0018628, Cyclotron Users Program 2011-0018400, and Project No. 20090082672). The measurements at the Korean Basic Science Institute (KBSI) are gratefully acknowledged.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2011, SAGE Publications Inc. All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • Proton-irradiation in graphite
    • Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations
    • Spatial separation of charge carriers

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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