Aharonov-Bohm effect in graphene

TL;DR

This paper reports the experimental observation of Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in graphene rings, revealing quantum coherence effects and novel conductance relationships at low temperatures and high magnetic fields.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed experimental study of Aharonov-Bohm effects in graphene, including temperature, magnetic field, and gate voltage dependencies.

Findings

Phase coherence length exceeds ring size below 1 K

Oscillation amplitude increases at high magnetic fields

Linear dependence of oscillation amplitude on ring conductance

Abstract

We investigate experimentally transport through ring-shaped devices etched in graphene and observe clear Aharonov-Bohm conductance oscillations. The temperature dependence of the oscillation amplitude indicates that below 1 K the phase coherence length is comparable to or larger than the size of the ring. An increase in the amplitude is observed at high magnetic field, when the cyclotron diameter becomes comparable to the width of the arms of the ring. By measuring the dependence on gate voltage, we also observe an unexpected linear dependence of the oscillation amplitude on the ring conductance, which had not been reported earlier in rings made using conventional metals or semiconducting heterostructures.