Magnetotransport in a graphite cylinder under quantizing fields

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Contributors

  • N. Kunchur - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • S. Galeski - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, University of Bonn (Author)
  • F. Menges - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • R. Wawrzyńczak - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • C. Felser - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat (Author)
  • T. Meng - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Theoretical Solid State Physics (Author)
  • J. Gooth - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, University of Bonn (Author)

Abstract

We analyze the transport properties of curved, three-dimensional graphite samples in strong magnetic fields. Focusing on a millimeter-scale graphite cylinder as a prototypical curved object, we perform longitudinal and Hall voltage measurements while applying quantizing magnetic fields. These measurements are investigated as a function of field strength and angles. Most importantly, we find that angle-dependent Shubnikov-de Hass oscillations are superimposed with angle-independent features. Reproducing the experimental observations, we introduce a network model that accounts for the cylindrical geometry effect by conceptualizing the cylinder as composed of strips of planar graphite in an effectively inhomogeneous magnetic field. Our work highlights how the interplay between geometric curvature and quantizing magnetic fields can be leveraged to engineer tunable spatial current densities within solid-state systems, and paves the way for understanding transport properties of curved and bent three-dimensional samples more generally.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number195141
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume110 (2024)
Issue number19
Publication statusPublished - 20 Nov 2024
Peer-reviewedYes