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Quantum transport in chemically modified two-dimensional graphene: From minimal conductivity to Anderson localization

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Leconte, Nicolas [UCL] Lherbier, Aurélien [UCL] Varchon, François [UCL] Ordejon, P. Roche, S. Charlier, Jean-Christophe [UCL]

An efficient computational methodology is used to explore charge transport properties in chemically modified (and randomly disordered) graphene-based materials. The Hamiltonians of various complex forms of graphene are constructed using tight-binding models enriched by first-principles calculations. These atomistic models are further implemented into a real-space order-N Kubo-Greenwood approach, giving access to the main transport length scales (mean free paths, localization lengths) as a function of defect density and charge carrier energy. An extensive investigation is performed for epoxide impurities with specific discussions on both the existence of a minimum semiclassical conductivity and a crossover between weak to strong localization regime. The 2D generalization of the Thouless relationship linking transport length scales is here illustrated based on a realistic disorder model.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2011
Language Anglais
Journal information "Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics" - Vol. 84, no. 235420, p. 1-12 (2011)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher American institute of physics ((United States) New York)
issn 1098-0121
e-issn 1550-235X
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SST/IMCN/NAPS - Nanoscopic Physics
Keywords CECI CISM
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Bibliographic reference Leconte, Nicolas ; Lherbier, Aurélien ; Varchon, François ; Ordejon, P. ; Roche, S. ; et. al. Quantum transport in chemically modified two-dimensional graphene: From minimal conductivity to Anderson localization. In: Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, Vol. 84, no. 235420, p. 1-12 (2011)
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