| Literature DB >> 29712870 |
R Krishna Kumar1,2, A Mishchenko1,2, X Chen2, S Pezzini3, G H Auton2, L A Ponomarenko4, U Zeitler3, L Eaves1,5, V I Fal'ko6,2, A K Geim6,2.
Abstract
Graphene superlattices were shown to exhibit high-temperature quantum oscillations due to periodic emergence of delocalized Bloch states in high magnetic fields such that unit fractions of the flux quantum pierce a superlattice unit cell. Under these conditions, semiclassical electron trajectories become straight again, similar to the case of zero magnetic field. Here, we report magnetotransport measurements that reveal second-, third-, and fourth-order magnetic Bloch states at high electron densities and temperatures above 100 K. The recurrence of these states creates a fractal pattern intimately related to the origin of Hofstadter butterflies. The hierarchy of the fractal states is determined by the width of magnetic minibands, in qualitative agreement with our band-structure calculations.Entities:
Keywords: Hofstadter butterfly; graphene; superlattice
Year: 2018 PMID: 29712870 PMCID: PMC5960333 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1804572115
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205