Infrared probe of the anomalous magnetotransport of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite in the extreme quantum limit
- 6 November 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 74 (19)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.74.195404
Abstract
We present a systematic investigation of the magnetoreflectance of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite in magnetic field B up to 18 T . From these measurements, we report the determination of lifetimes tau associated with the lowest Landau levels in the quantum limit. We find a linear field dependence for inverse lifetime 1/tau(B) of the lowest Landau levels, which is consistent with the hypothesis of a three-dimensional (3D) to 1D crossover in an anisotropic 3D metal in the quantum limit. This enigmatic result uncovers the origin of the anomalous linear in-plane magnetoresistance observed both in bulk graphite and recently in mesoscopic graphite samples.Keywords
All Related Versions
This publication has 23 references indexed in Scilit:
- Two-dimensional electron and hole gases at the surface of graphitePhysical Review B, 2005
- Electrodynamics of high-superconductorsReviews of Modern Physics, 2005
- Electric Field Modulation of Galvanomagnetic Properties of Mesoscopic GraphitePhysical Review Letters, 2005
- Broadband multi-interferometer spectroscopy in high magnetic fields: From THz to visibleReview of Scientific Instruments, 2004
- Perspectives in Quantum Hall EffectsPublished by Wiley ,1996
- Electronic properties of two-dimensional systemsReviews of Modern Physics, 1982
- Galvanomagnetic Data and the Sign of the Carriers Located at Point K in the Brillouin Zone of GraphiteThe Journal of Chemical Physics, 1970
- Anisotropy of the Optical Constants and the Band Structure of GraphitePhysical Review B, 1969
- Linear Magnetoresistance in the Quantum Limit in GraphitePhysical Review B, 1968
- Optical Properties of GraphitePhysical Review B, 1965