Magnetoconductance modulations due to interlayer tunneling in radial superlattices

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Contributors

  • Yu Jie Zhong - , National Cheng Kung University (Author)
  • Angus Huang - , National Cheng Kung University, National Tsing Hua University (Author)
  • Hui Liu - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Solid State Theory, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Xuan Fu Huang - , National Cheng Kung University (Author)
  • Horng Tay Jeng - , National Tsing Hua University, Academia Sinica - Institute of Physics (Author)
  • Jhih Shih You - , National Taiwan Normal University (Author)
  • Carmine Ortix - , Utrecht University, University of Salerno (Author)
  • Ching Hao Chang - , National Cheng Kung University (Author)

Abstract

Radial superlattices are nanostructured materials obtained by rolling up thin solid films into spiral-like tubular structures. The formation of these "high-order"superlattices from two-dimensional crystals or ultrathin films is expected to result in a transition of transport characteristics from two-dimensional to one-dimensional. Here, we show that a transport hallmark of radial superlattices is the appearance of magnetoconductance modulations in the presence of externally applied axial magnetic fields. This phenomenon critically relies on electronic interlayer tunneling processes that activate an unconventional Aharonov-Bohm-like effect. Using a combination of density functional theory calculations and low-energy continuum models, we determine the electronic states of a paradigmatic single-material radial superlattice-a two-winding carbon nanoscroll-and indeed show momentum-dependent oscillations of the magnetic states in the axial configuration, which we demonstrate to be entirely due to hopping between the two windings of the spiral-shaped scroll.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-173
Number of pages6
JournalNanoscale Horizons
Volume2022
Issue number7(2)
Early online date10 Dec 2021
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMed 34982086

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