Non-equilibrium breakdown of quantum Hall state in graphene

TL;DR

This paper experimentally investigates the non-equilibrium breakdown of quantum Hall states in graphene under high current densities, revealing filling factor dependence and inter-Landau level scattering effects.

Contribution

It provides new experimental insights into the breakdown mechanisms of quantum Hall states in graphene, especially under high current and electric field conditions.

Findings

Critical currents depend on filling factor.

Breakdown involves inter-Landau level scattering.

Invariant point observed during transverse resistance measurements.

Abstract

In this report we experimentally probe the non-equilibrium breakdown of the quantum Hall state in monolayer graphene by injecting a high current density ($\sim$1A/m). The measured critical currents for dissipationless transport in the vicinity of integer filling factors show a dependence on filling factor. The breakdown can be understood in terms of inter Landau level (LL) scattering resulting from mixing of wavefunctions of different LLs. To further study the effect of transverse electric field, we measured the transverse resistance between the $\nu=2$ to $\nu=6$ plateau transition for different bias currents and observed an invariant point.